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| '''Grease Heel

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| '''Grease Heel<br>

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| '''Pastern Folliculitis

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'''Grease heel''' is a disease complex which presents in the same way as [[Dermatophilosis - Horse|rain scald and mud fever]] but over the heels. It produces a grey exudate which feels greasy to touch. The disease complex can involve [[Dermatophilosis - Horse|dematophilosis]] as well as a number of other conditions including [[Dermatophytosis| dermatophytosis]], pastern folliculitis, [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#superficial pyoderma|pyoderma]], [[Photosensitisation|photosensitisation]], contact dermatitis and [[Chorioptic Mange|chorioptic mange]].

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*Secondary pyoderma

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*Affects caudal pastern and fetlock

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