UTILIZAÇÃO DE AMÔNIA QUATERNÁRIA E IODO PARA O TRATAMENTO DE DERMATITE FÚNGICA EM EQUINOS: RELATO DE 5 CASOS

Abstract

Fungal dermatitis are very common skin diseases in horses, affecting other animals, also presenting zoonotic potential. In recent decades, the increasing use of immunosuppressive therapies and retroviral infections, in humans and animals, has been decisive for the emergence of opportunistic diseases, being the fungal dermatitis very important, mainly the dermatophytosis, most commonly caused by the fungi Trichophyton equinum, Microsporum sp. and Epidermophyton sp. Treatment consists on the use of topical and/or systemic antifungals, however, dermatophytic species has been developing resistance to conventional antifungal therapy, progressive increase of recurrence number and not responding to common antimycotic drugs. A case report was conducted with five horses using two topical therapies, 2% iodine tincture and 0.5% quaternary ammonium tincture, randomly chosen among animals, obtaining satisfactory results with both tests in a short period of time, it is possible to conclude the effectiveness of these products for dermatophytosis in horses.