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**Control ectoparasites
 
**Control ectoparasites
 
**Diet trial and skin testing may be carried out to rule out food allergy and atopy
 
**Diet trial and skin testing may be carried out to rule out food allergy and atopy
**Antibiotics if there is evidence of a bacterial infection
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**[[Antibiotics]] if there is evidence of a bacterial infection
 
**Corticosteroid therapy if the patient is refractory to the above. Treatment should be tapered gradually once a response is seen then discontinued once signs have completely disappeared.
 
**Corticosteroid therapy if the patient is refractory to the above. Treatment should be tapered gradually once a response is seen then discontinued once signs have completely disappeared.
 
**Chlorambucil may be useful in resistent cases
 
**Chlorambucil may be useful in resistent cases
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