(C1) Characteristics of bacterial dermatological diseases of dogs and cats

Cytology & dermatology + ...

define inflammation

A reaction of tissues to injury or infection

what is it (2 technically)

gram positive cocci

what is it

gram positive bacillus/bacilli

what is it

gram negative cocci

what is it

gram negative bacillus/bacilli

define neoplasia

new or abnormal growth or tumor malignant

define benign (medicinal term)

used in medicine to describe non-cancerous tumors that do not spread

define benign (non-medicinal)

refers to something gentle, kind, mild, or not harmful

define Malignant (3)

1. refers to cancerous tumors that grow uncontrollably, invade surrounding tissues

2. can spread (metastasize) to other body parts

3. often causing severe illness or death.

what are some examples of benign things (3)

1. Cysts

2. Lipomas

3. Warts

what are some examples of could be both benign and malignant things (6)

1. Mast Cell Tumora

2. Spindle Cells tumors

3. Basal Cell Carcinoma

4. Fibrosarcoma

5. Feline Fibrosarcomas (Vaccine-induced)

6. Melanoma

what are some examples of malignant things (3)

1. Adenocarcinomas

2. Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Acute Moist Dermatitis aka (2)

1. Hot spots

2. Superficial Traumatic Dermatitis

what causes it (4) (Hot spots)

1. Some kind of skin irritation or trauma

2. Clipper burn

3. Chronically wet skin

4. fleas

what is the number one cause of hot spots (Hot spots)

fleas

clinical signs (3ish) (Hot spots)

1. It first starts as a patch of moist hair in which the hair is quickly lost and which enlarges rapidly.

2. The area of alopecic skin is inflamed, excoriated, ulcerated and oozes serum

3. The area of alopecic skin is inflamed, excoriated, ulcerated and oozes serum.

how to diagnose (3) (Hot spots)

1. Physical exam

2. clinical signs.

3. May require skin scraping.

how to treat (7) (Hot spots)

1. sedation

2. anesthesia

3. Clip the hair from the lesion and surrounding skin

4. Gently clean with water, saline or weak chlorhexidine solution.

5. Topical antibiotics.

6. Possibly a corticosteroid.

7. Phovia light therapy system

how to prevent (2) (Hot spots)

1. good veterinary diet overall

2. Omega’s for hair coat quality