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