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| − | [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Scaling and flaking]] arises when there is either excessive production of
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| − | keratinocytes with a high rate of loss from the superficial layers of the
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| − | skin, or when there is a degree of epidermal separation. In the former
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| − | case, continued trauma is a common cause of localised scaling, such as
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| − | might arise from repeated tack or harness rubbing. Many keratin disorders,
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| − | including some important [[Immunological Skin Disorders - Donkey|immune-mediated skin diseases]], are characterised
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| − | by excessive flaking and scaling. A few will have concurrent, wet dermatosis
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| − | with crusting if the pathology is sufficiently deep. <u>Flaking and scaling can
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| − | be differentiated relatively easily from crusting and this is an important
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| − | concept in dermatological diagnosis.</u>
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| − | ==References==
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| − | * Knottenbelt, D. (2008) Skin disorders In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 8
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