Dermatology

Otitis externa is an acute or chronic inflammation of the epithelium of the external ear canal which may also involve the pinna. It is a common disorder which may present as a primary complaint or concurrently with other problems.

Hair is rich in protein and its growth requires adequate nutrition and the metabolic capability to process and utilize those nutrients. The hair follicle has three phases of growth: anagen, catagen, and telogen.

Zinc responsive dermatosis is a nutritional skin disease that can be categorized as syndromes I or II.

Pruritus 1. Unpleasant sensation that provokes desire to scratch.

Dogs and cats are often presented with a complaint of scratching and chewing resulting self-inflicted trauma. Pruritus is a very unspecific clinical sign which can be caused by many different problems such as various ectoparasites, microbial infections and a wide range of hypersensitivities.

In the field of veterinary medicine we see a constant search for newer, more effective, and convenient but inexpensive drugs with lesser side effects. Not only new drugs are interesting, but old drugs are occasionally rediscovered for new indications.

Deadly dermatoses are defined as 1. Lethal diseases for the pet.

Virtually all internal diseases will eventually have cutaneous manifestations such as a dull dry coat which sheds easily and is not replaced at a normal rate. In these conditions, the clinical signs of the internal disease occur first and predominate, leading the clinician down the correct diagnostic pathway.

Skin and ear problems are very common reasons for dogs and cats being presented to a veterinarian. These animals can suffer from many different skin diseases with a wide range of underlying causes.

Concurrent claw problems are not unusual in many skin diseases, but rare as the only dermatological problem. The most common disease affecting single claws are: trauma, bacterial or fungal infections; the most common condition affecting multiple claws would be onychodystrophy.

Cutaneous manifestations of internal disease exist in both human and veterinary medicine. Many endocrine skin diseases start with bilaterally symmetrical alopecia as the first clinical and presenting sign.

The most common hypersensitivities affecting dogs and cats are: flea bite hypersensitivity, food adverse reaction (food allergy & food intolerance), and atopy.

History (70% of the battle); physical examination (20% of the battle)

This was a commonly diagnosed disease in the late 70s and early 80s. It is rarely diagnosed today. With current day tests for infectious diseases like leishmaniasis and our understanding of the complexities of cutaneous drug reactions, most cases of "lupus" are actually not "lupus" and might be a curable disease.

Currently there are 3 morphologically separate species of follicularly oriented demodex mites in the dog: Demodex canis, Demodex injae, and Demodex ?. The unnamed species has a very short tail but is not Demodex gatoi of the cat.

A triamcinolone dosage is corrected.

Ear edge dermatoses in dogs can consist of alopecia, seborrhea, crusting, ulceration and necrosis.

Pemphigus foliaceus, the most common autoimmune skin condition in dogs and cats, is characterized by pustules, erosions, and crusts.

After years of giving advice all day long to pet owners with allergic dogs, I now have a fresh perspective on the subject-that is after adopting Cindy, an allergic 11-year-old Golden Retriever, a few years ago.

Pemphigus foliaceus is a disease of the immune system and the skin. In fact, it is the most common immune-mediated skin disease in dogs and cats.

Dermatologic disease is one of the most common reasons owners bring their dogs to the veterinarian.

Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopy and previously called allergic inhalant dermatitis, is considered to be a genetically based condition whereby the animal develops an IgE antibody response to environmental proteins resulting in disease, most commonly allergic dermatitis.

The pruritic cat often poses a challenge for the clinician as there is often no one distinctive pattern that provides the diagnostic criteria leading to a conclusive diagnosis.

Diseases of the ear represent a majority of cases observed in practice and often with accompanying integumentary involvement.

Resident bacteria are normal inhabitants and are able to grow on normal skin.