Contents of Today's Veterinary Practice - JAN-FEB 2012

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CHALLENGES & NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CANINE PYODERMA |
Table 1. Underlying Causes for Recurrent Canine Pyoderma Endocrinopathy
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Follicular Dysplasia r $PMPS EJMVUJPO BMPQFDJB r $POHFOJUBMMZ BMPQFDJD CSFFET
Hypersensitivity Dermatitis
Keratinization Abnormalities
Parasites
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r *DIUIZPTJT r 1SJNBSZ TFCPSSIFB r 4FCBDFPVT BEFOJUJT r ;JOD SFTQPOTJWF EFSNBUPTJT
r 'MFBT r Demodex mites r 4BSDPQUJD NBOHF TDBCJFT
5BCMF $MJOJDBM 4JHOT PG 4VQFSGJDJBM PS 4VSGBDF 1ZPEFSNB
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Bacterial Folliculitis
Clinical Signs r 1SJNBSZ MFTJPOT 1BQVMFT m NN SBJTFE BOE PS DSVTUFE QJOL PS SFE CVNQT BOE QVTUVMFT
r 4FDPOEBSZ MFTJPOT &YQBOEJOH; BSFBT PG BMPQFDJB TVSSPVOEJOH TDBMJOH FQJEFSNBM DPMMBSFUUFT DSVTUT IZQFSQJHNFOUBUJPO BOE MJDIFOJGJDBUJPO1,2
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r 0GUFO QSFTFOU PO WFOUSBM USVOL BYJMMBSZ BOE inguinal areas
r /P QBQVMFT QVTUVMFT PS FQJEFSNBM DPMMBSFUUFT QSFTFOU3
Impetigo
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r 1VTUVMF SFTVMUT JO FQJEFSNBM DPMMBSFUUFT BOE scaling
r 0GUFO TFFO JO ZPVOH QVQQJFT1,2 Intertrigo
(Fold Dermatitis/ Pyoderma)
Mucocutaneous Pyoderma
Pyotraumatic Dermatitis (Acute Moist Dermatitis)
See Table 3 QBHF
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