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Chronic clinical signs |
Alopecia Lichenification Excoriation Hyperpigmentation |
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Demuxed similar sites to |
AD |
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CS of endocrinopathies |
Symmetrical, non-inflam. alopecia Dull, dry hair easily epilated Coat fails to regrow after clipping Scaling Easily bruised skin and poor healing Increased susceptibility to infections - pyoderma, demuxed, dermatophytosis |
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Hyperadrenocorticism |
Symmetrical truncal loss of hair Comedones Atrophic and inelastic skin Prominent bv Calcinosis cutis
Cats - fragile skin and tearing |
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Hypothyroidism |
Variable
Truncal alopecia - hyperpigmentation, cooling, thickened Partial alopecia with faded coat Alopecia round tailhead and dorsal nose
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Sex hormone alopecia areas |
Caudal ventrum, genitalia - spread to limbs, flanks and neck |
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Hyperoestrogenism CS |
Gynecomastia, vulval swelling, signs of oestrus |
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Stroll cell tumour CS |
Attraction to male dogs, gynectomastia, pendulous prepuce, linear preputial erythema |
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Hyperandrogenism CS |
Patchy anogenital hyperpigmentation CAUDAL and perianal gland hyperplasia |
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Telogen effluvium and anagen defluxion |
TE - pregnancy, lactation, systemic diseases etc. cause hair to enter telogen, entering anagen or grooming removes these hairs
AD - more severe insults causing anagen interruption, weakened hair shaft easily fractured -> apparent hair loss Systemic disease, bacteraemia, malignancies, chemotherapy, drug reactions Poodles or breeds in anlagen-rich states |
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Feline paraneoplastic alopecias |
Pancreatic and bile duct carcinomas Cutaneous signs usually noted before systemic signs, they are specific
Ventral truncal alopecia, smooth, thinning, translucent skin
Metastases common but signs can be reversed with early diagnosis |