Focal and multifocal alopecia in dogs and cats. – Dr. Chiara Noli Focal and multifocal alopecia are signs of follicular diseases, such as dermatophytosis, demodicosis or bacterial folliculitis. Rarely it is associated with more unusual diseases, such as alopecia areata or sebaceous adenitis. Diagnostic tests, such as skin scrapings, trichoscopy, cytology, fungal or bacterial cultures […]

Symmetrical alopecia in dogs. – Dr. Chiara Noli Symmetrical alopecia in dogs can be the consequence of endocrine diseases, such as hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, testicular tumor, or non-endocrine causes, such as pattern baldness, alopecia X, anagen or telogen effluvium. Identifying the cause of the alopecia is not always easy and relies on a variety of diagnostic […]