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5 April 2019 MYCOTIC DERMATITIS IN JUVENILE FRESHWATER CROCODILES (CROCODYLUS JOHNSTONI) CAUSED BY NANNIZZIOPSIS CROCODILI
Andrew G. Hill, Jeanine R. Sandy, Angela Begg
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Abstract

Nannizziopsis crocodili, a contagious, keratinophilic fungus, was identified from biopsied tissue in a captive juvenile freshwater crocodile during an outbreak of severe multifocal dermatitis affecting four of five crocodiles. Lesions progressed from superficial, well-demarcated ulceration of scales, to black pigmentation, localized edema, erythema, and flattening of the scales. Treatment with topical enilconazole provided clinical improvement in three of four crocodiles but all developed terminal gout. One crocodile did not develop clinical disease despite long-term exposure. This is the first report of N. crocodili in freshwater crocodiles and in a location remote to the index Australian case.

Copyright 2019 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Andrew G. Hill, Jeanine R. Sandy, and Angela Begg "MYCOTIC DERMATITIS IN JUVENILE FRESHWATER CROCODILES (CROCODYLUS JOHNSTONI) CAUSED BY NANNIZZIOPSIS CROCODILI," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 50(1), 225-230, (5 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1638/2018-0133
Accepted: 23 October 2018; Published: 5 April 2019
KEYWORDS
Crocodylus johnstoni
dermatitis
enilconazole
freshwater crocodile
fungal
Nannizziopsis crocodili
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