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*To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended
 
*To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended
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*[[Demodex|''Demodex'']] are normal inhabitants of hair follicles and sebaceous glands
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*Have to have increased number of immature mites to classify as infestation
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*Host-specific
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*Occurs in dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and cats
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*Transmits during nursing from dam to offspring
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*''Demodex canis'' in dogs:
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**Generalised or localised
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**Mainly young dogs affected or adults with other disease ([[Adrenal Glands - Pathology#Adrenal Hyperfunction|hyperadrenocorticism]], [[Thyroid Gland - Pathology#Hypothyroidism|hypothyroidism]])
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**Often inherited in pure bred
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**Grossly:
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***Localised: scaly, erythematous, macular, alopecic areas; usually face or front legs
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***Generalised: large, coalescing lesions, patches, erythema, alopecia, scales, crusts
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**Microscopically:
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***Localised: lymphoplasmacytic perifolliculitis with hyperkeratinisation, sebaceous adenitis, low pigment, intraluminal mites
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***Generalised: perifolliculitis and follicular hyperkeratosis, follicular pluggingf, bacterial proliferation, bacterial neutrophilic folliculitis
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****May cause folliculat rupture -> furunculosis, cellulitis, lymphadenitis and septicaemia
    
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