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• Clinical Professor of Dermatology
• DVM 1982, University of Illinois
• Residency Training, University of Florida
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology

Feline dermatophytosis

Feline skin diseases, shelter medicine (skin diseases)

Moriello KA: Assessment Color Review of Small Animal Dermatology, Manson Publishing/The Veterinary Press, London 2004

Moriello KA and Mason I: Handbook of Small Animal Dermatology, Pergamon Press, London 1995.

Moriello KA: Treatment of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats: review of published studies, Veterinary Dermatology, 2004; 15:99-107.

Moriello KA: Review of zoonotic skin diseases of dogs and cats, Animal Research Reviews, 2004; 4:157-168.

Moriello KA: Important Aspects in the pathogenesis of feline dermatophytosis. Veterinary Medicine 2003; 98:845-856.

Moriello KA: Practical diagnostic testing for dermatophytosis in cats. Veterinary Medicine 2003; 98:859-875.

Moriello KA: Feline dermatophytosis: Topical and systemic treatment recommendations. Veterinary Medicne 2003; 98:877-884.

Moriello KA: Monitoring treatment and preventing reinfection in cats with dermatophytosis. Veterinary Medicine 2003; 98:885-892

Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ, et. al. Pilot Study: Development of an in vitro isolated infected spore model to test Microsporum canis isolates for susceptibility to disinfectants, Veterinary Dermatology, 2004; 15:175-180.

Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ, et al. Efficacy of pretreatment with lufenuron for the prevention of Microsporum canis infection In a feline direct topical challenge model, Veterinary Dermatology, 2004; 15:357-362.

Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ, et al. The Prevalence of Immediate and Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Reactions to Microsporum canis Antigen in Cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2003;5:161-166

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA, et. al: Effects of lufenuron treatment in cats on the establishment and course of Microsporum canis infection following exposure to infected cats. Journal American Veterinary Medical Association 2003;9:1216-1220

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA, Blum J, Volk L, Brehahl, L. Safety and immunologic effect after inoculation of inactivated and combined live-inactivated dermatophytosis in cats. American Journal of Veterinary Research 63: 1532-1537, 2002.

DeBoer DJ, Schafer JH, Salsbury CS, Blum JR, Beale KM, Vitale CB, Muse R, Moriello KA, et al… Multicenter study of reduced-concentration triamcinolone topical solution for the treatment of dogs with known or suspected allergic pruritus. Am J Vet Res 63;408-413:2002.

CredilleKM, Slater MR, Moriello KA, Nachreiner RF, Tucker KA, Dunstan RW: The effects of thyroid hormones on the skin of beagle dogs. J Vet Inter Med, 2001; 15:539-546.

Boyanowski K, Ihrke PJ, Moriello KA: Isolation of fungal flora from the hair coats of shelter cats in the Pacific Coastal United States. Veterinary Dermatology, 2000; 11: 143-150.

Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ: Environmental decontamination of Microsporum canis: in vitro tudies using isolated infected cat hair. In, Advances in Veterinary Dermatology (eds Kwochka KW, Willemse T, von Tscharner C) Vol. 3 Proceedings of the Third World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology. Butterworth Heinemann Oxford 1998; 309-318.

Young KA, Moriello KA: Characterization of eosinophil progenitor cells in feline bone marrow. Am J Vet Res, 1997; 58:348-353.

Hill PB, Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ: Concentrations of total serum IgE, IgA, and IgG in atopic and parasitized dogs. Vet Immunol and Immunopathology, 1995; 44:105-113.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA: Inability of topical treatment to influence the course of experimental feline dermatophytosis. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1995; 207: 52-57.

Moriello KA, Deboer DJ: Efficacy of griseofulvin and itraconazole in the treatment of experimental feline dermatophytosis. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1995; 207:439-444.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA: Investigations of a killed dermatophyte cell-wall vaccine against infection with Microsporum canis in cats. Res Vet Science, 1995; 59:111-119.

Moriello KA, Kunkle GA, DeBoer DJ: Isolation of dermatophytes from the haircoat of stray cats from selected animal shelters in two different regions in the United States, Veterinary Dermatology 1994; 5:57-62.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA: The immune response to Microsporum canis induced by a fungal cell wall vaccine. Veterinary Dermatology 1994; 5:47-55.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA: Development of an experimental model of Microsporum canis in cats. Vet Microbiol , 1994; 42:289-295

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA, Pollet RA. Inability of short-duration treatment with a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor to reduce clinical signs of canine atopy. Veterinary Dermatology, 1994; 5:13-16.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA: Humoral and cellular immune response to Microsporum canis in naturally-occurring feline dermatophytosis. J Med Vet Mycology, 1993; 3:121-132.

Moriello KA, Young KM, Cooley AJ: Isolation of feline eosinophils. Am J Vet Res, 1993; 54:223-227.

Moriello KA, Frisbie K, Thomas C, Letchworth G: Survey results of occurrence of a seasonal teat lesion syndrome in dairy cows in Wisconsin. J Bovine Medicine, 1993; 27:50-57.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA, Pollet RA: Efficacy of AHR-13,268D, an antiallergic compound, in the management of pruritus caused by atopic disease in dogs. Am J Vet Res, 1992; 53:532-536.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA, Cooley AJ: Immunologic reactivity to intradermal dermatophyte antigens in cats with dermatophytosis. Veterinary Dermatology, 1991; 2:59-67.

Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ: Fungal flora of the haircoat of cats with and without dermatophytosis. J Med Vet Mycology, 1991; 29:285-292.

Moriello KA, Eicker SW: The influence of sedative and anesthetic agents on intradermal skin test reactions in dogs. Am J Vet Res, 1991; 52:1488-1494.

Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ: Fungal flora of the haircoat of cats: fungal flora of pet cats. Am J Vet Res, 1991; 52:602-606.

DeBoer DJ, Schultz KT, Thomas CB, Moriello KA: Clinical and immunological responses of dogs with recurrent pyoderma to injections of Staphylococcus phage. Adv Vet Dermatol, 1990; 1:335-3481.

Griffin CE, Moriello KA, DeBoer DJ. The effect of serum IgE on an in vitro ascarid infection and ELISA text in the normal canine. Adv Vet Dermatol, 1990; 1:137-144.

Moriello KA, Kunkle G, Miller LM, Crowley A: Autologous tissue transmission of eosinophilic plaques. Am J Vet Res, 1990; 51:995-998.

Meyer DJ, Moriello KA, Feder BM, Sawyer SL, Maxwell A: The effect of aurally administered medications containing glucocorticoids on liver tests. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1990; 196:743-744.

DeBoer DJ, Moriello KA, Thomas CB, Schultz KT: Evaluation of a commercial staphylococcal bacterin for management of idiopathic recurrent pyoderma in dogs. Am J Vet Res, 1990; 31:636-639.

Moriello KA, McMurdy MA: The prevalence of positive intradermal skin test reactions to flea extract in clinically normal cats. J Companion Animl Pract, 1989; 19:28-30.

Moriello KA, Fehrer-Sawyer SL, Feder B: Adrenocortical suppression associated with topical otic administration of glucocorticoids in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1988; 193:329-331.

Halliwell REW, Oaks M: Determination of thyroxine and cortisol changes during a simultaneous adrenal and thyroid function test in healthy dogs. Am J Vet Res, 1987; 48:458-462.