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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
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− | *Occurs in cats and dogs mainly
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− | *Irritation caused by enzymes, anticoagulants and histamine-like substances
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− | *[[Flea Bite Hypersensitivity|Hypersensitivity]] to flea saliva may develop
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− | *Young or small animals may suffer from aneamia
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− | *Lesions normally in dorsolumbosacral region, caudomedial thighs, ventral abdomen, flank, neck (cats)
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− | *Grossly:
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− | **Red papules and secondary excoriations
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− | *Usually involves [[Skin Immunologic - Pathology#Type I reactions|Type I reaction]] and [[Skin Immunologic - Pathology#Type IV reactions|Type IV reaction]] and cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity
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− | *Mainly dorsolumbosacral area involved, abdomen, caudomedial thighs, flanks, neck of cats
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− | *Secondary trauma is self-inflicted
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| ==Signalment== | | ==Signalment== |