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− | *Caused by [[Sarcoptes|''Sarcoptes scabiei'']]
| + | #REDIRECT[[Sarcoptic Mange]] |
− | *Highly contagious
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− | *Mainly in pigs, dogs, also horses, cattle, sheep, goats and cats
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− | *Intense pruritus due hypersensitivity to mites borrowing through stratum corneum
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− | *Usually starts with external pinnae -> head -> neck -> generalised
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− | *Grossly:
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− | **Erythematous [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|macules, papules, crusts]]
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− | **If chronic -> [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|lichenified]], hairless
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− | *Microscopically:
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− | **Hyperplastic, spongiotic, superficial perivascular dermatitis
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− | **Crusting, eosinophil infiltration
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− | **Mites are not commonly seen, but eggs and feces may be found in stratumn corneum
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− | [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]
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