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| − | ===Acral lick dermatitis=== | + | ===[[Acral Lick Dermatitis]]=== |
| − | *Also called '''lick granuloma''' or '''neurodermatitis'''
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| − | *Mostly occurs in dogs due to constant licking or chewing
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| − | *Areas most affected are carpal, metacarpal, metatarsal, radial or tibial areas
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| − | *Usually a single lesion
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| − | *Grossly:
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| − | **Circumscribed hairless areas that may ulcerate
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| − | *Microscopically:
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| − | **Compact [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|hyperkeratosis]]
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| − | **Hyperplasia of follicular and epidermal epithelium and sebaceous glands
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| − | **Collagenous fibres causing dermal thickening
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| − | **Perivascular and periadnexal plasma cell accumulation
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| − | **May be associated with mild snsory polyneuropathy
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| − | [[Category:Integumentary System - Physical Damage]]
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| | ===Callus=== | | ===Callus=== |