Dermatology Flashcards
What is the causative agent of rain scald?
Dermatophilus congolensis- gram positive, non-acid fast, filamentous aerobic bacterium
What is required for rain scald to develop?
A carrier animal, moisture in the environment, and skin lesions on the new recipient
How is rain scald transmitted?
Direct contact with fomites, flies, or ticks + moisture
What are the unique locations kids develop rain scald at?
Ear pinna, under the tail
What do the gross lesions from rain scald look like?
Thick crusts under the hair coat with pink, moist skin underneath in a classical paintbrush shape
How is rain scald diagnosed?
Impression smear with “railroad track cocci”, bacterial culture, or histopathology with thick crust with alternating layers of thick stratum corneum and presence of neutrophils
How is rain scald treated?
Remove animals from wet environment, remove crusts (and dispose of), wash lesions, administer parenteral oxytetracycline +/- NSAIDs
What is the usual presentation of an animal with fibropapillomas?
Young (<2yr) animals with lesions mostly over face and neck (can be teats, penis, interdigital, or alimentary tract), spontaneously regress after about a year
What are the treatments for papillomas?
Crushing, pinching, surgical removal, or cryotherapy, if many animals are affected, you can use an autogenous vaccine
What is the causative agent of bovine herpes mammillitis?
Bovine herpesvirus type 2
What are the clinical signs of bovine herpes mammillitis?
Teat, oral, udder, or generalized skin lesions, starting out painful and edematous and progressing to ulcerative +/- vesicles, develop secondary bacterial infection and mastitis
How is bovine herpes mammillitis diagnosed?
Serology, virus isolation, or histopathology
How is bovine herpes mamillitis treated?
Milk cows last and wash hands between cows, parenteral antibiotics if secondary bacterial infection present
What kind of virus is pseudocowpox?
A parapoxvirus
Describe pseudocowpox
Lesions start as small papules and progress to large circular lesions consuming the teat, scabs develop with horseshoe shape; thighs, scrotum, and mammary gland are commonly affected, no systemic illness. Zoonotic- can appear on hands of milkers.
What kind of virus causes sheeppox and goatpox?
A capripoxvirus
Where are sheep and goat pox commonly seen?
Africa, Asia, Middle East
What are the clinical signs consistent with sheep/goatpox?
Pyrexia, anorexia, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, skin lesions
What is the morbidity and mortality of sheep pox? What about goat pox?
Sheep pox- high morbidity, high mortality
Goat pox- high morbidity, low mortality
How is sheep/goat pox treated and controlled?
Vaccine may be available for severely affected herds
Zoonotic so be careful