Microsporum gypseum infection in the parrot (Melopsittacus undulatus)

A case of mycotic infection by M. gypseum in a parrot (Melopsittacus undulatus) is reported here. Alopecic, scaly lesions were found around the beak and eyes, the feathers being poorly involved. The disease had been transmitted into a female, who developed inflammatory herpes circinatus on her hand. The organism isolated, the same in both cases, manifested a high virulence in experimental inoculations in animals and humans. The occurrence of common dermatophytes and other keratinophilic fungi in birds is discussed.