The differential diagnosis and clinical approach in congenital alopecia, hair abnormalities, hypotrichosis, sebaceous gland dysplasia, alopecia due to self-trauma, spontaneous alopecia, and alopecia due to various causes such as overdose in glucocorticoids, neoplasms, and immunodeficiency in cats...

Clinical Atlas of Canine and Feline Dermatology presents more than a thousand high-quality colour photographs depicting common dermatologic diseases and conditions, making it easy for clinicians to quickly evaluate and accurately identify clinical dermatologic lesions. Easy-to-use charts of...

Background: Reports of dermal sclerosis in dogs include scleroderma or morphea of unknown cause, cicatricial alopecia and congenital/hereditary fibrosis. Clinical Summary: A 12-year-old, male castrated chihuahua-mix dog was evaluated for skin lesions of unknown duration. The dog had severe ...

Alopecia X is a type of dermatosis seen in young adult dogs and characterized by cessation of hair cycle, high progesterone, low androgen, variable estrogen and mild increase in cortisol, without inflammation and itching. Alaskan Malamute, Chow-Cow, Keeshond, Norwegian Elkhound, Pomeranian and...

A 3-month-old, intact female Czechoslovakian wolfdog was referred for growth retardation. General physical examination revealed an IV/VI left basilar continuous murmur, a body condition score of 3/9, body weight 2.2 kg, and dermatological alterations. Transthoracic echocardiography diagnosed patent ...

Objectives: To describe the clinicopathological findings and outcomes of cases of feline congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed in a single veterinary hospital in Santiago, Chile. Materials and Methods: Medical records were searched for cases of congenital hypothyroidism over an 18-month period....

In dog clinical patterns characterized by generalized bilaterally symmetrical alopecia are described. Even if it is not yet proved the direct association with alterations in sex hormones (in excess or deficiency) the name given in these cases is alopecia X. While it has been proven a correlation...

A 3-year-old neutered male mongrel dog in Brazil was brought to the veterinarian with a history of being overweight without polyphagia, associated with discrete alopecia, poor quality skin and hair coat, lethargy and evident exercise intolerance [date not given]. Physical examination revealed a...

Canine demodicosis is a dermatopathy caused by normal inhabitants of the skin flora of dogs, such as mites (Demodex spp.), being determined by the exponential increase compared to the normal number of mites. Overpopulation of mites may be related to the development of mild to severe dermatitis or...