Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Oral terbinafine cures ringworm in most cats with Microsporum canis
By Mancianti, F et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·1999·Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of oral terbinafine in feline dermatophytosis due to Microsporum canis.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 15 cats with ringworm caused by a fungus called Microsporum canis were treated with an oral medication called terbinafine for two weeks. After treatment, 11 out of the 12 cats that completed the trial showed complete recovery from the infection. This suggests that terbinafine could be a good alternative to other common treatments like griseofulvin, especially if those aren't working or if the cat has trouble with them. Overall, terbinafine helped the cats heal faster and with fewer chances of the infection coming back.
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Abstract
Microsporum canis is the dermatophyte most commonly responsible for ringworm in cats. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the in vivo efficacy of oral terbinafine (Lamisil; Sandoz) in the treatment of feline ringworm caused by M canis, and to consider this drug as an alternative to griseofulvin or imidazoles. Fifteen cats infected with M canis were treated orally once daily with 30 mg/kg of terbinafine over a 2-week period. All treated animals were checked for dermatophytes on the last day of treatment, a month later and 3 months after the last administration of the drug. Only 12 cats could be used in the whole trial and 11 of these (92%) showed a complete cure. Terbinafine could be an effective alternative to griseofulvin when fungal resistance or idiosyncrasic intolerance are shown and, compared with griseofulvin, could give a faster rate of cure and less relapses.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11919014/