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F Grandi1, A Pasternak2, H E O Beserra3
1Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Public Veterinary Hospital, Veterinary Service of National Association of Small Animal Clinicians (ANCLIVEPA), São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil ; Department of Pathology, Botucatu Medical School, Univ. Estadual Paulista - UNESP. Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Here we describe a rare clinical manifestation of canine pododemodicosis. A dog was presented with pedal erythema, scaling, crusting, severe edema and digit loss. The following diseases were taken into account for the differential diagnosis: pododemodicosis, lethal acrodermatitis, zinc responsive dermatosis and pemphigus foliaceus. Results from skin biopsies revealed the presence of Demodex spp. of mites in the follicular infundibula and a severe inflammatory process (pododemodicosis). Upon the acaricidal treatment, the patient exhibited favorable signs of clinical improvement.
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