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