Choe Seongjun, Kim Sungryong, Na Ki-Jeong, Nath Tilak Chandra, Ndosi Barakaeli Abdieli, Kang Yeseul, Bia Mohammed Mebarek, Lee Dongmin, Park Hansol, Eamudomkarn Chatanun, Jeon Hyeong-Kyu, Eom Keeseon S
Department of Parasitology, Parasite Research Center and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2020 Jun;58(3):315-319. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2020.58.3.315. Epub 2020 Jun 26.
In November 2019 a 5-month-old mixed-breed rabbit presented to Chungbuk National University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea (Korea) with symptoms comprising pruritus, crusts on skin, poor appetite and reduced defecation. The rabbit was purchased 2 months prior from a pet shop located in a big market, and that the symptoms were first observed about 2 weeks prior to the hospital visit. Physical examination revealed that the patient had crust formation and alopecia on the nose together with lesions on the digits. A skin scraping test was performed using mineral oil and a high density of mites was observed by microscopy. Each mite showed a round, tortoise-like body with 4 comparatively short pairs of legs. The anus was located at the terminal unlike with suspected pathogen, Notoedres cati. Based on morphological characteristics, we identified the mite as Sarcoptes sp. Ivermectin was administered weekly by subcutaneous injection at a dosage of 0.4 mg/kg, and 4 weeks of follow-up study revealed the patient was fully recovered. And no more mites were detected from the case. This is the first case report of sarcoptic mange in a pet rabbit in Korea.
2019年11月，一只5个月大的混血兔子被送到韩国忠清北道清州市忠北国立大学兽医学院教学医院，其症状包括瘙痒、皮肤结痂、食欲不振和排便减少。这只兔子在就诊前2个月从一个大市场的宠物店购买，症状首次出现于就诊前约2周。体格检查发现，该患者鼻子上有结痂形成和脱毛，手指上也有病变。使用矿物油进行了皮肤刮片检查，显微镜下观察到大量螨虫。每只螨虫呈圆形，类似乌龟的身体，有4对相对较短的腿。肛门位于末端，与疑似病原体猫疥螨不同。根据形态学特征，我们将螨虫鉴定为疥螨属。每周皮下注射一次伊维菌素，剂量为0.4mg/kg，4周的随访研究显示患者已完全康复。该病例未再检测到螨虫。这是韩国宠物兔患疥螨病的首例病例报告。
