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macule
primary or secondary? |
flat, circumscribed area of pigment change (freckle)
primary |
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patch
primary or secondary? |
flat, change in skin color >1-2cm
primary |
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wheal
primary or secondary? |
well cricumscribed, raised edematous lesion
primary |
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urticaria
primary or secondary? |
skin rash of dark red, pruritic bumps (hives)
primary |
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papule
primary or secondary? |
small, solid elevation of the skin
primary |
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pustule
primary or secondary? |
small, circumscribed, elevated area of the skin containing neutrophils (pimple)
primary |
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vesicle/bulla
primary or secondary? |
sharply circumscribed elevated area of the skin containing serum or blood (blister)
primary |
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nodule
primary or secondary? |
solid, circumscribed elevated area that extends into deeper layers
primary |
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tumor
primary or secondary? |
soft or firm, attached or mobile, variable shape and size
primary |
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alopecia
primary or secondary? |
hair loss
secondary |
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scale
primary or secondary? |
accumulation of loose fragments of the horny layer of the skin
secondary |
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epidermal collarette
primary or secondary? |
peeling epidermis on the edge of an ulcer/erosion (burst pustule)
secondary |
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crust
primary or secondary? |
dried exudate on the surface of a lesion
secondary |
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furunculosis
primary or secondary? |
draining tracts from ruptured hair follicles
secondary |
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abscess
primary or secondary? |
accumulation of inflammatory products and necrotic debris
secondary |
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post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
primary or secondary? |
name of lesion is descriptive
secondary |
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excoriation
primary or secondary? |
superficial abrasion due to self-trauma
secondary |
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fissure
primary or secondary? |
linear lesion that extends down to the dermis (cracked lip, heel)
secondary |
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erosion/ulcer
primary or secondary? |
loss of epithelium down to the dermal layer
secondary |
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scar
primary or secondary? |
fibrous tissue that has replaced damaged dermis or SQ
secondary |
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lichenification
primary or secondary? |
thickening of the skin
secondary |
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hyperkeratosis
primary or secondary? |
thickening of the stratum corneum
secondary |
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necrosis
primary or secondary? |
areas of dead cells
secondary |
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comedone
primary or secondary? |
dilated hair follicle with keratin and sebaceous debris (blackheads)
secondary |
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dogs: face, paws, limbs, tail, onchomycosis
cats: mainly generalized, can have onchomycosis |
dermatophytes
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face, ears, forelimbs, axillae, groin, perianal region
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food allergies
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periocular, around mouth commisures, forelimbs
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localized demodex
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face, legs, trunk; areas coalesce
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generalized demodex
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muzzle, periocular, axillae, feet, elbows
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environmental atopy
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dogs: dorsal lumbosacral
cats: neck and dorsal midline |
flea allergy
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ear margins and elbows
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sarcoptes
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areas in contact with allergens
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contact hypersensitivity
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face, ears, paw pads, paronychia (cats), around nipple (cats)
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pemphigus foliaceus
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face, ears, anal region
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pemphigus erythematosus
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oral cavity, mucocutaneous junctions, axillae, groin, paw pads, nails, pinnae
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pemphigus valgaris
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nose, muzzle, ears, lips, face, occasionally genitals
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discoid lupus
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dermoid sinus breed
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Rhodesian ridgeback
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Cutaneous asthenia (stretchy skin) breed
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doxie, wiemeriner
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cutaneous mucinosis breed
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sher pei
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canine familial dermatomyositis breed
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collies, shelties
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acral mutilation syndrome breed
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pointers--German, English
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lethal acrodermatitis breed
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bull terriers
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congenital hypotrichosis breed
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sphinx, chinese crested
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black hair follicle dysplasia breed
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large munsterlanders, terriers, chihuahuas
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color mutant alopecia breed
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chow, great dane, poodle, doberman, doxie, whippet, irish setter
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canine recurrent flank alopecia breed
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english bulldog, airdale, boxer
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follicular dysplasia of curly coated breed
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irish water spaniel, chesapeake bay, portugeuse water dog, husky
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canine pattern baldness breed
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chihuahua, doxie, boston, whippet, greyhound
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alopecia X breed
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pomeranian, chow, keeshond, sammy
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comedo syndrome breed
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schnauzer
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seborrhea breed
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westie, basset, cocker, english springer, golden, american bulldog
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seborrhea oleosa cats
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persian, himalyan
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canine epidermolytic icthyosis breed
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norfolk, labs, rhodesian, cavalier king charles
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canine non-epidermolytic icthyosis breed
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norfolk, jack russell, carin, austrailian terrier, golden, american bulldog
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epidermal dysplasia breed
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westies (armadillo dogs)
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acanthosis nigricans breed
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doxies
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congenital hypotrichosis cause
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problem with hair follicles: dysplastic, keratin filled, missing
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black hair follicle dysplasia cause
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clumped melanin, distorted hairs
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color mutant alopecia cause
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clumped melanin in root and shaft causes hair to be brittle
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canine recurrent flank alopecia cause
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hyperkeratosis of follicle due to lack of melanin
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follicular dysplasia of curly coated breeds cause
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keratin plugged follicles
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canine pattern baldness cause
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atrophied follicles, no keratin plug
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alopecia X cause
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increased sex hormones
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hyperadrenocorticism affect on skin
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thin skin, alopecia, calcinosis cutis
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glucagonoma affect on skin
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causes metabolic epidermal necrosis-->skin lesions
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paraneoplastic pemphigus cause
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thymic or splenic tumor
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Nodule dermatofibromas are indications of what problem?
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renal and/or uterine tumors, polycystic kidneys
seen in German shepherds |
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pancreatic and hepatic tumors can cause what skin problem?
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symmetric ventral alopecia
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thymoma can cause what problem in cats?
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alopecia
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what are the causes of paraneoplastic alopecia in cats?
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pancreatic adenocarcinoma
bile duct carcinoma |