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51 Cards in this Set
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Layers of skin |
Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis |
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Skin tests |
Scin scraping, tape prep, blacklight, fungal culture, skin biopsy, thyroid level test |
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Common skin treatments |
Bathing, medicated shampoo, topical ointments, lotion, wipes, oral meds, antihistamines, steroids |
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Acanthosis Nigricans |
Thickened, darkened, hyperpigmentation, pruritic, greasy, leathery epidermis From friction if obese, allergies |
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Alopecia |
Loss of hair Dietary deficiency, diseases, parasites |
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Dermatitis |
Inflammation of the skin caused by allergies, irritants, ectoparasites, burns, or trauma |
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Pyoderma |
Local or generalized bacterial skin infection |
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Lick granulomas |
Obsessive licking, release of endorphins, can lick to the bone Carpal area |
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Feline psychogenic alopecia |
Generalized nibbling and barbering of hair on ventral surface, can be due to stress |
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Ear mites |
Black, crusty material on surface of inner ear Otodectes cynotis Pruritic Treated for 30 days |
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Tapeworms |
Transmitted by fleas or eating rodent droppings NOT TRANSMITTED FECAL-ORALLY |
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Flea dermatitis |
Flea saliva causes irritation, looks like Christmas tree |
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Ticks |
More effective and efficient than mosquitoes at spreading disease |
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Ticks cause... |
Anemia, transmit diseases, injuries to host, tick paralysis |
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Demodectic mange |
Cigar shape, always have normal levels, if it gets out of control it can be a problem, genetics Demodectic canis Live within hair follicles Non pruritic Red mange Not contagious |
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Sarcoptic mange |
Creates lesions, intensely pruritic, round body Scabies Very pruritic, burrow into skin Highly contagious |
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Warbles |
Cuterebra, swelling with small hole on face or neck Young animals |
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Myiasis |
Maggots, highly destructive Heavy coated animals |
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Lice |
Host specific, itchy, anemia, usually bad environment Poultry and pigeons |
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Superficial dermatomycoses |
Fungal infections, some fluoresce, scaly lesions, zoonotic |
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Pyodermas |
Bacterial infections that involve the skin |
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Acne |
Swollen chin, dark spots on chin Young dogs All cats |
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Deep pyodermas |
Chronic infections, hard to treat, usually immunosuppressive or allergic Sometimes Staphylococcus intermedius, which produces toxins that cause severe tissue damage Crusty pustules |
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Juvenile pyoderma |
Young animals, swelling around face, pustules, scabby skin Puppy strangles |
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Anal glands problems |
Impaction, chronic infection, rupture, abscess Fluid can become thick and gets clogged Small, overweight dogs |
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Benign skin tumors include... |
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Histiocytomas |
Young dogs, small nodules, usually pink Benign |
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Lipoma |
Obese, older females, soft, freely movable Benign |
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Papillomas |
Warts Benign |
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Sebaceous cysts |
Dogs of any age, look like big zit, squeeze to remove, gray Benign |
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Basal cell carcinoma |
Malignant, single lesion, slow growing Adults Needs wide excision |
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Fibrosarcomas (not vaccine induced) |
Older dogs, face, legs, mammary glands, feel firm May need to amputate leg |
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Feline fibrosarcomas (vaccine induced) |
Swelling at vaccine site Within 4-6 weeks of injection Do intranasal if possible Swelling after 6 weeks needs removed Limb amputation |
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Mast cell tumors |
Firm nodules usually rear legs Siamese cats Fast growing older dogs and cats |
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Grading for mast cell tumors |
1- curable, excise completely, recheck 2- moderate, excise completely, recheck 3- excise completely, 17% will only live 6 months |
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Melanoma (benign) |
Small, slow growth, hairless growths with dark pigmentation |
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Melanoma (malignant) |
Usually large, dome shaped, various pigments Oral cavity and between digits |
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Squamous cell carcinomas |
Tips of white cat ears Older dogs and cats Cauliflower like mass Sunbathers |
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Adnexa |
Produces hair, nails, hooves, horny layers |
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Fleas |
Ctenocephalides spp. Transmit Dipylidium caninum- tapeworms |
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Microsporum canis |
Ring worm fungus Lesions on face and head Localized or generalized |
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Superficial pyodermas |
Heal without scars Only superficial epidermis |
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Acute moist dermatitis |
Hot spot Type of pyoderma Rapid occurance Seasonal, heavy coats Hair loss over area, pruritic |
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Febrile |
Having or showing symptoms of a fever |
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Interdigital pyoderma |
Cysts between the toes |
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Nasal fold pyoderma |
Wrinkly faces, need cleaned |
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Carcinomas |
Malignant skin tumor of epithelial origin |
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Sarcomas |
Malignant skin tumor of connective tissue origin |
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Rabies |
Right rear |
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FeLV |
Left rear |
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Distemper |
Right shoulder |
