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|Articles|August 31, 2010
Image Quiz: Dermatology-An itchy fox terrier
Author(s)Kimberly S. Coyner, DVM, DACVD
What's causing this dog's pruritus and greasy truncal coat?
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This older fox terrier has a history of previously seasonal glucocorticoid-responsive pruritus. In the past year, her pruritus has become nonresponsive to glucocorticoids, and she has developed a greasy truncal coat.
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A skin scraping is performed, and the results are pictured (100X magnification).
What is your diagnosis?
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