31 Feline paraneoplastic alopecia INITIAL PRESENTATION Alopecia with shiny glistening skin and crusting in a cat. INTRODUCTION Feline paraneoplastic alopecia is a cutaneous marker for visceral neoplasia. This syndrome has…
55 Digital squamous cell carcinoma INITIAL PRESENTATION Hind limb lameness and a subungual nodule in an English setter. INTRODUCTION Nodular lesions of the nail bed may be the result of…
37 Head and neck pruritus INITIAL PRESENTATION Ulcerative dermatitis due to head and neck pruritus in a cat. INTRODUCTION Pruritus, crusting and ulcerative dermatitis of the head and neck is…
5 Flea allergic dermatitis INITIAL PRESENTATION Pruritus with papules, erythema, scaling and hyperpigmentation in a Jack Russell terrier. INTRODUCTION In some parts of the world, flea allergic dermatitis (FAD) is…
15 Epitheliotropic lymphoma INITIAL PRESENTATION Scaling, crusting, hypopigmentation and alopecia. INTRODUCTION Cutaneous lymphoma is subdivided histologically into epitheliotropic and non-epitheliotropic forms. Cutaneous epitheliotropic lymphoma is an uncommon condition, characterized by…
34 Vasculitis INITIAL PRESENTATION Severe ulceration over the caudal dorsal trunk. INTRODUCTION Vasculitis is an uncommon to rare cause of ulcerative skin disease in the dog. Direct inflammation of blood…
49 Histiocytoma INITIAL PRESENTATION A circumscribed nodule with haemorrhagic exudate and crusting in a dog. INTRODUCTION Canine cutaneous histiocytoma is a common benign solitary tumour that usually undergoes spontaneous regression….
28 Dermatophytosis INITIAL PRESENTATION Focal alopecia with mild scaling in a cat. INTRODUCTION Dermatophytosis is a superficial infection of the skin by pathogenic dermatophytes belonging to species Microsporum, Trichophyton and…
8 Cheyletiellosis INITIAL PRESENTATION Pruritus, papules and scaling. INTRODUCTION Cheyletiellosis is a common ectoparasitic disease affecting dogs, cats and rabbits. It is caused by Cheyletiella spp. of mites and results…
23 Colour dilution alopecia INITIAL PRESENTATION Progressive alopecia. INTRODUCTION Colour dilution alopecia is a developmental disorder resulting in the weakening of hair shafts and progressive alopecia due to abnormal melanin…
