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**Epidermal hyperplasia, spongiosis, crusts

**Superficial perivascular dermatitis

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==Pathogenesis==

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Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|a notoedric skin infestation]]

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*Causes dermatitis

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*Burrowing of females damages keratinocytes leading to cytokine release

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*Hypersensitivity reaction may occur

**Eosinophils[[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]

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