Scopulariopsis brevicaulis: a possible ettilogic agent of pityriasis rosea in piglets

Abstract

SEVERAL DIFFERENT MOULDSHAVE BEEN REPORTED AS ETIOLOGIC AGENTS OF RING WORM IN ANIMALS. MICROSPORUM NANUM, FOR EXAMPLE, IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON AGENTS IN PIGS. THE ETIOLOGY OF ABDOMINAL RINGWORM-LIKE OR PITYRIASIS ROSEA IN PIGLETS IS UNCERTAIN. CLINICALLY, THIS DERMATOSIS IS CLO SELY RELATED TO DERMATOPHYTOSIS, BUT NO FUNGUS HAS YET BEEN PROVED RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. SOME INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT IS A HEREDITARY DISEASE OR AT LEAST THAT A PREDISPOSITION TO THE CONDITION MAY BE INHERI TED. THE ILLNESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS BAINIER, A COMMON CONTAMINANT THAT IS RARELY RELATED TO ANIMALS AND HUMAN INFECTIONS