Treatment Abandonment in Feline Sporotrichosis - Study of 147 Cases

Summary This study describes the epidemiological, clinical and mycological aspects of feline sporotrichosis cases attending the Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonosis in Domestic Animals – Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute (LAPCLIN‐DERMZOO/IPEC/FIOCRUZ), from 1998 to 2005. It wa...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2013-03, Vol.60 (2), p.149-153
Main Authors: Chaves, A. R., de Campos, M. P., Barros, M. B. L., do Carmo, C. N., Gremião, I. D. F., Pereira, S. A., Schubach, T. M. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abandonment
Animal diseases
Animals
Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
cat
Cats
Domestic animals
Drug Administration Schedule
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Retrospective Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Sporotrichosis
Sporotrichosis - drug therapy
Sporotrichosis - veterinary
therapeutics
Vector-borne diseases
Veterinary medicine
Zoonoses
zoonosis
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Summary:Summary This study describes the epidemiological, clinical and mycological aspects of feline sporotrichosis cases attending the Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonosis in Domestic Animals – Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute (LAPCLIN‐DERMZOO/IPEC/FIOCRUZ), from 1998 to 2005. It was possible to get in contact with 147 (19.2%) cat owners. One hundred and thirteen (76.9%) cats were male, 117 (79.6%) had no defined race and 87 (59.2%) were sexually intact. The age ranged from 72 to 216 months (median = 108 months). Nineteen cats were reassessed: eleven (57.8%) were male, thirteen (36.8%) were breed and fifteen (47.3%) castrated. Fourteen (52.6%) animals lived at home and did not roamed the streets. Seven (36.8%) had normal clinical findings and negative mycological examination. Twelve (63.1%) cats had skin lesions compatible with sporotrichosis. Thirty‐one (21%, n = 147) cats disappeared after abandoning treatment, 36 (24.5%, n = 147) were alive and 80 (54.4%, n = 147) had died. Causes of death informed by the owners were: sporotrichosis in 35 (43.7%, n = 80), accidental death in 27 (33.7%, n = 80) and other diseases in 18 (22.5%, n = 80). Withdrawal of treatment occurred mainly at the time of clinical improvement and may represent a serious obstacle to the control of sporotrichosis.
ISSN:1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01506.x