Differential diagnosis Flashcards
Generalised alopecia
HAC
Hypothyroidism
Hyperoestrogenism
Pituitary dwarfism
Hypotrichosis with scales/crusts
Feline thymoma
Cutaneous t-cell lymphoma
Facial/dorsal alopecia, erythema, scaling, crusting
Leishmaniosis
Lupus erythematous
Exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematous (GSHP))
Alopecia, erythema, scaling, crusts - affecting face, legs, tail
Dermatomyositis
Alopecia with shiny skin - periocular, ventral neck, ventrum, legs (cat)
Paraneoplastic alopecia (pancreatic adenocarcinoma, biliary cholangiocarcinoma, hepatic carcinoma)
Cutaneous erythema, alopecia, scales, crusts - mucocutaneous junction
Zinc-responsive dermatosis
Lethal acrodermatitis (Bull Terrier)
CDV
SND
Erythema multiforme
Paraneoplastic pemphigus
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Cutaneous plaques
Calcinosis cutis - HAC, renal disease, granulomatous disease (blastomycosis)
Xanthoma - hyperlipidaemia
Hyperpigmented - pappilomavirus associated
Eosinophilic
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Cutaneous nodules
Collagenous - nodular dermatofibrosis
Sterile nodular panniculitis (pancreatic panniculitis)
Infectious - blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, aspergillosis
Skin fragility
Cutaneous asthenia (abnormal collagen formation)
Feline acquired skin fragility - HAC, FIP, hepatic disease
Thick skin
Hypothyroidism
Acromegaly
Chinese Star Pei
How does dermatomyositis present? What breeds are affected?
Skin lesions affected face, lower extremities and tail
Muscle involvement - gait, dysphagia +/- megaoesophagus
Collies and Shetland Sheepdog
Weight gain
Increased appetite - medication, HAC, acromegaly, insulinoma, hypothalamic disorder
Normal appetite - hypothyroidism, hypopituitarism, hypogonadism, hyperlipidaemia
Abdominal effusion - pure transudate
Reduced oncotic pressure
Abdominal effusion - modified transudate
Increased hydrostatic pressure
Pre-hepatic portal hypertension - congenital portal vein atresia, extraluminal obstruction (neoplasia), intraluminal obstruction (thrombosis)
Hepatic portal hypertension - chronic cholangitis, lobar-dissecting hepatitis, veno-occlusive disease)
Post hepatic portal hypertension - R-CHF, Budd-Chiari
Eosinophilic abdominal effusion
Lymphoma, systemic MCT, aberrant larval migrants, fungal disease, disseminated eosinophilic granulomatosis
Peripheral oedema
pg84
Weight loss
pg87
Failure to grow
pg90
Weakness
pg92-93
Restlessness
pg96
Anorexia
pg98
Polyphagia
pg101
Coughing
pg108
Sneezing
pg112
Nasal discharge
pg112
Dyspnoea
pg117
Epistaxis
pg120
Syncope
pg124
Tremor
pg131
Ataxia
pg 136
Stupor/coma
pg141
Seizures
pg144
Gagging
pg 152
Dysphagia
pg157