49. congenital skin disorders, principles of skin treatment

Question 1

what groups of diseases should we mention

Answer 1

alopecia
congenital pigmentation defect
abnormal structural integrity
miscellaneous/unknown etiology

Question 2

what diseases do we list under alopecia?

Answer 2

1. hypotrichosis - siamese and devon rex
2. black hair follicle dysplasia
3. color mutant alopecia ¨blue dog disease¨
4. pattern alopecia of dachs
5. melanoderma and alopecia of yorkie

Question 3

what diseases should be mentioned under congenital pigmentation defects

Answer 3

1. hereditary vitiligo
2. canine cyclic hematopoises - grey collie syndrome
3. tyrosinase deficiency in chow chow

Question 4

etat diseases should be mentioned under abnormal structural integrity

Answer 4

1. aplasia cutis
2. cutaneous asthenia - ehler danlos
3. dermatomyositis
4. canine ichtyocytosis - fish skin
5. zink responsive dermatosis
6. schanuzer comedon syndrome
7. sebaceous adenitis

Question 5

what do we mention under miscellaneous

Answer 5

1. achanthosis nigricans

2. primary idiopathic seborrhea

Question 6

black hair follicle dysplasia

Answer 6

bearded collie, dachs, basset
from 4w: hair fall out, scaling
skin biopsy (keratin plugs)
T: antiseborrhetic shampoo

Question 7

color mutant alopecia ´´blue dog disease´´

Answer 7

red and beige doberman, blue dogs of other breeds
moth eaten alopecia, scale, papule
biopsy

Question 8

pattern alopecia

Answer 8

dachs

bilateral alopecia of pinnae, ventral alopecia

Question 9

melanoderma and alopecia of yorkie

Answer 9

6 month - 3 years

nose and leg

Question 10

hereditary vitiligo

Answer 10

GSD, belgian shepherd, doberman, dachs

hypo pigmentation of nose, lip, face, foot pad, nails

Question 11

canine hematopoiesis - ´´grey collie syndrome´´

Answer 11

pyrexia, lymphadenopathy

lethal disease

Question 12

tyrosine deficiency in chow chow

Answer 12

impaired melanin synthesis

puppy: pink lounge, white hair shaft

Question 13

aplasia cutis

Answer 13

dog and cat

focal absence of epithelium -> ulcers

Question 14

cutaneous asthenia - ehler danlos

Answer 14

beagle, dachs, doberman, cat
soft, velvet like skin, very flexible
tear without bleeding

Question 15

dermatomyositis

Answer 15

rough collie, shetland sheep dog
papule, vesicle, pustules
crust on eye, nose, tip of pinnae
skin+muscle biopsy

Question 16

canine ichtyocytosis - fish skin

Answer 16

generalized hyperkeratosis on skin and foot pads

mild improvement with antiseborrhetic and keratolytic cream

Question 17

zinc responsive dermatosis

Answer 17

malamute, husky

zn absorption defect

Question 18

schnauzer comedon syndrome

Answer 18

male schanuzers
comedons on dorsum
benzoyl- peroxide

Question 19

sebaceous adenitis

Answer 19

vizsla, akita, samoyed
scaling, alopecia, seborrhea
antiseborrhetic, cyclosporine

Question 20

achantosis nigricans

Answer 20

dachs
hyperpigmentation, lichenification
prednisolone, vit E, melatonin

Question 21

primary idiopathic seborrhea

Answer 21

spaniels

Question 22

principles of dermatological treatment

Answer 22

topical and systemic treatment

Question 23

topical treatments

Answer 23

antibacterial/antiinflammatory - spray, cream 
antimycotic 
antiseptic 
antiectoparasitic 
rehydrating, emollient 
keratoplastic, keratolytic 
antiseborrhetic 
epidermic barrier support

Question 24

systemically treatmnet

Answer 24

antibacterial 
antimycotic
antiparasitic 
antiallergic
vitamin, EFA
immune modulator, cytostatic 
hormones