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| After the pustule ruptures, a crust develops and spreads in a circular fashion creating a ‘collar of crust’. There may or may not be a ring of erythema at the margin. <br><br> | | After the pustule ruptures, a crust develops and spreads in a circular fashion creating a ‘collar of crust’. There may or may not be a ring of erythema at the margin. <br><br> |
| As the lesion heals, the center often becomes hyperpigmented. | | As the lesion heals, the center often becomes hyperpigmented. |
− | |l1=Superficial Pyoderma | + | |l1=Skin Glossary - Pathology |
| |q2=What other skin disease(s) can this lesion be mistaken for clinically? | | |q2=What other skin disease(s) can this lesion be mistaken for clinically? |
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| Pending fungal culture, the patient is best treated with a minimum of a 21 day course of antibiotics; treatment should continue for 1 week past clinical cure.<br><br> | | Pending fungal culture, the patient is best treated with a minimum of a 21 day course of antibiotics; treatment should continue for 1 week past clinical cure.<br><br> |
| If skin scrapings and fungal cultures are negative and the patient does not respond to appropriate antibiotic therapy, a skin biopsy is indicated to rule out other rare causes of these lesions (e.g. PF). | | If skin scrapings and fungal cultures are negative and the patient does not respond to appropriate antibiotic therapy, a skin biopsy is indicated to rule out other rare causes of these lesions (e.g. PF). |
− | |l2=Demodicosis | + | |l2=Demodicosis#Diagnosis |
| |q3=What is superficial spreading pyoderma? | | |q3=What is superficial spreading pyoderma? |
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| What is unique about this clinical form of superficial pyoderma is the lack of pustules; lesions are extensive and pustules are conspicuously absent.<br><br> | | What is unique about this clinical form of superficial pyoderma is the lack of pustules; lesions are extensive and pustules are conspicuously absent.<br><br> |
| In the author’s experience this form of bacterial pyoderma is often seen in longhaired dogs, especially collie and Shetland sheepdogs, and lesions are common on the trunk. | | In the author’s experience this form of bacterial pyoderma is often seen in longhaired dogs, especially collie and Shetland sheepdogs, and lesions are common on the trunk. |
− | |l3= | + | |l3= Superficial Pyoderma |
| </FlashCard> | | </FlashCard> |
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