Autoimmune and immunemediated diseases – part I. – Dr. Chiara Noli There are many autoimmune and immunomediated skin diseases in dogs and cats, with different pathogenesis and cinical presentations. Some of them are easily diagnosed on clinical grounds but some others histopathology for the diagnosis. Depending on the disease, therapeutical protocols may vary and the […]
Diagnosis and management of canine hypothyroidism. – Dr. Manolis Saridomichelakis Canine acquired hypothyroidism is a relatively common disease but, in clinical practice, it is overdiagnosed. The reasons are multiple and they include, among others, non-thyroidal illness, drug administration, laboratory errors, and diagnosis based solely on hormone concentrations without consideration of the signalment, the clinical presentation […]
Autoimmune and immunemediated diseases – part II. – Dr. Chiara Noli There are many autoimmune and immunomediated skin diseases in dogs and cats, with different pathogenesis and cinical presentations. Some of them are easily diagnosed on clinical grounds but some others histopathology for the diagnosis. Depending on the disease, therapeutical protocols may vary and the […]
Diagnosis and management of canine hypercortisolism. – Dr. Manolis Saridomichelakis Spontaneous and iatrogenic hypercortisolism is probably the most common cause of endocrine alopecia, frequently accompanied by additional skin lesions and systemic signs in dogs. Although in advanced cases diagnosis is usually straightforward, there are dogs with less typical presentations posing diagnostic dilemmas. Furthermore, the correct […]
Autoimmune and immunemediated diseases – part III. – Dr. Chiara Noli There are many autoimmune and immunomediated skin diseases in dogs and cats, with different pathogenesis and cinical presentations. Some of them are easily diagnosed on clinical grounds but some others histopathology for the diagnosis. Depending on the disease, therapeutical protocols may vary and the […]
Canine leishmaniosis. – Dr. Manolis Saridomichelakis Canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum is highly endemic in South Europe but is gradually expanding northwards and imported cases are occasionally witnessed even in northern countries. The non-specific clinical presentation, that may include one or multiple different types of skin lesions, ocular and systemic signs, the long list […]
Congenital and hereditary skin diseases. – Dr. Chiara Noli Congenital and hereditary skin diseases usually occur in young animals and usually are not curable. They can involve the epidermis, the dermis and/or the adnexa with breed predisposition typical for each disease. Some may even not be compatible with life or with a good quality of […]
Otitis externa in dogs and cats. – Dr. Manolis Saridomichelakis Otitis externa is one of the most common reasons for consultation in small animal clinical practice. Otitis is not a disease but a syndrome with multiple causes that are classified into predisposing, primary, secondary and perpetuating. These causes are frequently combined with each other and […]
Fungal skin diseases. – Dr. Chiara Noli There are several fungal diseases, the most common ones are caused by dermatophytes usually growing on hair or skin keratin. Other less common usually saprophytic fungi can grow in the subcutis, particularly in inmmumocompromised animals, while others cause systemic infections. Many of these fungal agents are zoonotic and […]
Otitis externa and media in dogs and cats. – Dr. Manolis Saridomichelakis Otitis media is one of the perpetuating factors of otitis externa and is especially common in chronic and relapsing cases. Furthermore, there are some less common cases of otitis media that may not be accompanied by otitis externa, such as primary otitis media […]