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==[[Flea Dermatosis]]==
 
 
 
==[[Fly Dermatosis]]==
 
 
 
===[[Myiasis]]===
 
 
 
==Helminths==
 
 
 
===[[Habronemiasis, Cutaneous]] ===
 
 
 
 
 
===[[Hookworm Dermatosis]]===
 
 
 
===[[Onchocerciasis]]===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===[[Stephanofilariasis]]===
 
 
 
==Lice==
 
[[Pediculosis]]
 
 
 
==Mites==
 
 
 
===Cheyletiellosis===
 
*Caused by [[Cheyletiella spp.''Cheyletiella'' sp.]]
 
*Occurs in dogs, cats, rabbits, humans and wild animals
 
*In dogs and cats: hyperkeratosis - dry, white, scaly dandruff along back
 
*May be asymptomatic
 
*Grossly:
 
**Focal, multifocal or generalised red papules or crusts
 
*Microscopically:
 
**Superficial perivascular dermatitis
 
**Eosinophils
 
 
 
===Chorioptic mites===
 
*Host-specific
 
*In cattle, horses, goats
 
*Caused by [[Chorioptes bovis|''Chorioptes'' spp.]]
 
*Grossly:
 
**Erythematous, papular, crusty lesions
 
**Hairless, thickened skin
 
**Areas usually affected:
 
***Horses: lower hind legs
 
***Cattle: lower hind legs, scrotum, perineum, tail, udder, thigh
 
***Sheep: lower hind legs and scrotum
 
***Goats: lower hind legs, hindquarters, abdomen
 
 
 
===Demodicosis===
 
*[[Demodex|''Demodex'']] are normal inhabitants of hair follicles and sebaceous glands
 
*Have to have increased number of immature mites to classify as infestation
 
*Host-specific
 
*Occurs in dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and cats
 
*Transmits during nursing from dam to offspring
 
*''Demodex canis'' in dogs:
 
**Generalised or localised
 
**Mainly young dogs affected or adults with other disease ([[Adrenal Glands - Pathology#Adrenal Hyperfunction|hyperadrenocorticism]], [[Thyroid Gland - Pathology#Hypothyroidism|hypothyroidism]])
 
**Often inherited in pure bred
 
**Grossly:
 
***Localised: scaly, erythematous, macular, alopecic areas; usually face or front legs
 
***Generalised: large, coalescing lesions, patches, erythema, alopecia, scales, crusts
 
**Microscopically:
 
***Localised: lymphoplasmacytic perifolliculitis with hyperkeratinisation, sebaceous adenitis, low pigment, intraluminal mites
 
***Generalised: perifolliculitis and follicular hyperkeratosis, follicular pluggingf, bacterial proliferation, bacterial neutrophilic folliculitis
 
****May cause folliculat rupture -> furunculosis, cellulitis, lymphadenitis and septicaemia
 
 
 
===Notoedric mites===
 
*Rare but very contagious
 
*Caused by [[Notoedres|''Notoedres cati'']]
 
*Grossly:
 
**Erythematous papular rash -> scales, crusts, alopecia -> lichenification when chronic
 
**Start on neck and ears -> head, face, paws -> generalised
 
*Microscopically:
 
**Epidermal hyperplasia, spongiosis, crusts
 
**Superficial perivascular dermatitis
 
**Eosinophils
 
 
 
===Otodectic mites===
 
*Caused by [[Otodectes cynotis|''Otodectes cynotis'']]
 
*In external ear canals of carnivores, occasionally elsewhere
 
 
 
===Psoroptic mites===
 
*Occurs in cattle, sheep, horses, goats, rabbits and other animals
 
*Host-specific
 
*[[Psoroptes cuniculi|''Psoroptes cuniculi'']] in ear canals of rabbits, horses, goats and sheep
 
*[[Psoroptes|''P.equi'']] at base of mane, tail and forelock in horses
 
*[[Psoroptes ovis|''P.ovis'']] in sheep ('''sheep scab''')and cattle
 
**Thickened skin and dry scales and crusts
 
**Starts at withers and spreads due to self trauma
 
**Microscopically:
 
***Spongiotic, hyperplastic or exudative superficial perivascular dermatitis
 
***Eosinophils
 
 
 
===Scabies===
 
*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
 
 
 
===Trombiculidiasis===
 
 
 
*Harvest mite infestation (chiggers) - [[Trombicula autumnalis|''Trombicula'' sp.]]
 
*Form tunnels in epidermis by injecting saliva - eat digested tissue fluid
 
*Intense pruritus
 
*Grossly:
 
**Small, red [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|papules or crusts]]
 
**Orange to red larvae
 
**On skin close to plants or the ground
 
*Microscopically:
 
**Hyperplastic, superficial perivascular dermatitis
 
**[[Eosinophils|Eosinophils]], [[Mast Cells|mast cells]]
 
**Intraepidermal mites
 
 
 
==Protozoa==
 
 
 
*Cutaneous infection may become a part of systemic infection
 
*Mostly caused by [[Protozoa|''Leishmania'']]
 
*Transmitted by [[Insecta|sandflies]]
 
*Occurs in dogs, cats and rodents (also humans)
 
*Grossly in dog:
 
**Generalised alopecia
 
**Silvery white scales
 
**Nodules and ulcers if more severe
 
**Mainly on muzzle, ears and eyes where flies feed
 
*Microscopically:
 
**[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, crusts]]
 
**Granulomatous nodules in dermis
 
**Macrophages, some lymphocytes and plasma cells - periadnexal pattern, may affect sebaceous glands
 
**Organisms may be found extra or intracellularly
 
 
 
==Ticks==
 
 
 
*Local reaction depends on host hypersensitivity and [[Ticks|tick's]] secretions
 
*Grossly:
 
**Focal erosions, erythema, crusted ulcers, sometimes alopecia and nodules
 
*Microscopically:
 
**Epidermal and dermal necrosis
 
**Perivascular of diffuse inflammation and necrotic margins
 
**Eosinophils, macrophages and lymphocytes in exudate
 
**May form granulomas containing collagenous fibres and lymphoid follicles within dermis
 

Latest revision as of 15:08, 22 February 2011