Pruritic dermatitis in two stray pups due to mixed Demodex and Sarcoptes mite infestations

Two stray pups in the Jabalpur were having the history of severe itching, hyperkeratotic skin lesions, alopecia involving face, head, ears, dorsal parts of body and on the leg region. Skin scrapping examination from the infested parts revealed mixed infestation of Demodex spp. and Sarcoptes spp. mit...

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Published inInternational journal of tropical insect science Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 769 - 771
Main Authors Manjunathachar, H. V., Sudhakar, N. R., Verma, Rupesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Alopecia
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Crusts
Demodex
Dermatitis
Entomology
Itching
Ivermectin
Juveniles
Life Sciences
Mites
Original Research Article
Pruritus
Skin
Skin diseases
Skin lesions
Stray pups
Demodicosis
Sarcoptic mange
Ivermectin
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Summary:Two stray pups in the Jabalpur were having the history of severe itching, hyperkeratotic skin lesions, alopecia involving face, head, ears, dorsal parts of body and on the leg region. Skin scrapping examination from the infested parts revealed mixed infestation of Demodex spp. and Sarcoptes spp. mites. The animals were treated with injectable ivermectin, multivitamins and topically amitraz. Marked clinical improvement was observed after fourteen day post treatment and complete healing with disappearance of crusts and scabs leading to normal skin was recorded on 28th day post treatment.
ISSN:1742-7592
1742-7584
1742-7592
DOI:10.1007/s42690-020-00129-4