Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine sino-nasal aspergillosis treated with bifonazole cream
By Billen, Frédéric et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2010·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of intrasinusal administration of bifonazole cream alone or in combination with enilconazole irrigation in canine sino-nasal aspergillosis: 17 cases.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with nasal infections caused by a fungus called aspergillosis were treated with a cream called bifonazole, either alone or after another treatment with enilconazole. In 12 dogs who received the enilconazole first, many showed improvement, with some completely cured after one or two treatments. Five other dogs received only the bifonazole cream, and most of them with moderate infections got better after just one treatment. This suggests that bifonazole cream can be an effective option for treating this type of nasal infection in dogs.
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Abstract
This study evaluated the effect of 1% bifonazole cream in the treatment of canine sino-nasal aspergillosis (SNA). The cream was instilled through perendoscopically placed catheters into the frontal sinuses and was used either as single therapy after debridement (DC) or as adjunctive therapy after 2% enilconazole infusion (DEC). Twelve dogs were treated initially with DEC: 7 and 3 of these dogs were free of disease after 1 and 2 procedures, respectively, while 2 dogs were cured after DC was used as a second procedure. Five dogs were treated with DC only: in 3 dogs with moderate disease, cure was obtained after a single procedure while, in 2 debilitated patients, cure could not be confirmed. Topical administration of 1% bifonazole cream appears as an effective therapy in SNA, either as an adjunctive therapy to enilconazole infusion or as sole therapy in moderately affected patients.
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