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| − | + | *Caused by [[Sarcoptes|''Sarcoptes scabiei'']] | |
| + | *Highly contagious | ||
| + | *Mainly in pigs, dogs, also horses, cattle, sheep, goats and cats | ||
| + | *Intense pruritus due hypersensitivity to mites borrowing through stratum corneum | ||
| + | *Usually starts with external pinnae -> head -> neck -> generalised | ||
| + | *Grossly: | ||
| + | **Erythematous [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|macules, papules, crusts]] | ||
| + | **If chronic -> [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|lichenified]], hairless | ||
| + | *Microscopically: | ||
| + | **Hyperplastic, spongiotic, superficial perivascular dermatitis | ||
| + | **Crusting, eosinophil infiltration | ||
| + | **Mites are not commonly seen, but eggs and feces may be found in stratumn corneum | ||
| + | [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]] | ||
Revision as of 10:34, 30 June 2010
- Caused by Sarcoptes scabiei
- Highly contagious
- Mainly in pigs, dogs, also horses, cattle, sheep, goats and cats
- Intense pruritus due hypersensitivity to mites borrowing through stratum corneum
- Usually starts with external pinnae -> head -> neck -> generalised
- Grossly:
- Erythematous macules, papules, crusts
- If chronic -> lichenified, hairless
- Microscopically:
- Hyperplastic, spongiotic, superficial perivascular dermatitis
- Crusting, eosinophil infiltration
- Mites are not commonly seen, but eggs and feces may be found in stratumn corneum