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More than 90% of pruritic donkeys have [[Parasitic Skin Infections - Donkey|'''parasitic infestation''']]. The majority
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of the remainder are '''hypersensitivity''' cases of one sort or another, usually to
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insect bites. There are also, however, some very serious neurological causes
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of pruritus including '''rabies''' and '''peripheral nerve pathology'''. Pruritus can
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be a sign of '''serious hepatic or neoplastic disease'''.
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Pruritus is often complicated by '''self-trauma'''. Sustained mild pruritus
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can result in [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|'''significant scaling, hypertrophy''' and even '''lichenification''']] of the
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skin. Severe pruritus causes [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|'''excoriation''' and '''exudation''']] over the affected
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area. In both cases the hairs are rubbed off and this can be identified in
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'''trichogram examinations'''. It is not alopecia!
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