dermatophilosis

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noun

A form of exudative dermatitis found in the tropics

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Meanings

noundermatophilosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA form of exudative dermatitis found in the tropics
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    In Israeli dairy herds, the high prevalence of infectious cutaneous diseases such as dermatophilosis and pseudotuberculosis, caused by Dermatophilus congolensis and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis respectively, might be attributed to the extensive adoption of evaporative cooling systems in these herds [10 ].

    2015 September 26, “Diversity of Bacterial Biofilm Communities on Sprinklers from Dairy Farm Cooling Systems in Israel”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rainscald

Origin

From Dermatophilus, the causative agent, + -osis.

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