TY - DATA T1 - Traditional Mediterranean plants: characterization and use of an essential oils mixture to treat Malassezia otitis externa in atopic dogs PY - 2016/12/05 AU - Simona Nardoni AU - Luisa Pistelli AU - Ilenia Baronti AU - Basma Najar AU - Francesca Pisseri AU - Rose Vanessa Bandeira Reidel AU - Roberto Papini AU - Stefania Perrucci AU - Francesca Mancianti UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Traditional_Mediterranean_plants_characterization_and_use_of_an_essential_oils_mixture_to_treat_i_Malassezia_i_otitis_externa_in_atopic_dogs/4286303 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.4286303.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/6986351 KW - Essential oils KW - mixtures KW - otitis externa KW - dog KW - Malassezia KW - treatment N2 - 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. ER -