Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Essential oils from Mediterranean plants treat ear yeast infection
By Nardoni, Simona et al.·Published in Natural product research·2017·a Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Traditional Mediterranean plants: characterization and use of an essential oils mixture to treat Malassezia otitis externa in atopic dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 25 atopic dogs with ear infections caused by a yeast called Malassezia were treated with a mixture of essential oils from Mediterranean plants. The mixture included lemon, clary sage, rosemary, and chamomile and was applied once daily for two weeks. The dogs showed excellent improvement in their symptoms, such as itching and discomfort, although the yeast count did not significantly decrease. This suggests that while the essential oils helped with the symptoms, the underlying yeast infection may still need further management.
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Abstract
Several plants extracts from Mediterranean countries are traditionally employed in skin troubles both in humans and in animals. Malassezia pachydermatis is a lipophylic yeast responsible for otitis externa and dermatitis in dogs and for cutaneous and systemic disease in humans. Five mixtures of essential oils obtained from Mediterranean plants (Citrus paradisi, Salvia sclarea, Ocimum basilicum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Citrus limon, Anthemis nobilis, Lavandula hybrida and Thymus vulgaris) provided with antifungal and/or anti-inflammatory action assayed in vitro, were tested in vivo versus M. pachydermatis to treat once daily for 2 weeks 25 atopic dogs with Malassezia otitis externa. Mixture composed by C. limon 1%, S. sclarea 0,5%, R. officinalis 1%, A. nobilis 0,5% yielded excellent results in all treated dogs. Despite of clinical resolution after all treatments the number of blastospores did not decrease. This study confirms recent findings suggesting a multifactorial alternative approach for the management of canine Malassezia otitis.
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