Medical Term:
dermatophilosis
Pronunciation: der′mă-tō-fi-lō′sis
Definition: An infectious exudative dermatitis of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals (occasionally humans) caused by the bacterium Dermatophilus congolensis; severe (sometimes fatal) dermatophilosis is seen in cattle in Africa and the Caribbean, invariably in association with Amblyomma variegatum tick infestations.
Synonym(s): proliferative dermatitis, streptothrichosis, streptotrichiasis, streptotrichosis
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