Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
K Padmanath, Ranjani Rajasekaran and R Senthil Raja Prabhu

Abstract:
A two-year-old lactating female Labrador was presented with history of pruritis and abnormal odour. Upon physical examination, mild loss of hair along the upper and lower lip line and over the ventral neck region was observed. In addition, superficial accumulation of pus between the folds of mammary glands and reddish discolouration of skin around the mammary gland region was also observed, suggestive of Malasseziasis and intertrigo co-infection. Laboratory diagnosis confirmed presence of Staphylococcus sp., Proteus sp., E. coli and Micrococcus sp. in bacterial culture and presence of footprint shaped organism characteristic of Malassezia pachydermatitis. Successful management involved oral administration of antibiotics based on ABST along with antibacterial / antifungal medicated bath for two weeks.