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| − | '''Pathogenesis'''
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| − | *The ears are painful and intensely pruritic
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| − | *Affected rabbits shake their heads and scratch their ears
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| − | *The inner surfaces of the pinnae are covered with brown, scaly, fetid material, and the skin beneath is raw
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| − | *Mites are grossly visible
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| − | *Histologically, there is chronic erosive and proliferative eosinophilic dermatitis
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| − | **The mites are non-burrowing and thus are found only in the exudate, not in the tissue
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| − | '''Diagnosis'''
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| − | *Microscopic examination for mites (low magnification)
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| − | *Appearance
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| − | '''Control'''
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| − | *Infestations are difficult to eliminate from a colony
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| − | **Ivermectin is usually effective
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