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Serum allergy testing of normal dogs
Do you wonder about the specificity of allergen-specific IgE tests in dogs (the percentage of dogs not allergic to an allergen that are correctly identified as non-allergic)? Hopefully, you are using clinical criteria to make the diagnosis of canine atopic … Continue reading
Posted in Atopic Dermatitis, immunotherapy, serum IgE test
Tagged allergy test, atopic dermatits, dermatology, dog, pet, skin, veterinary dermatology
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Intradermal testing reliability in dogs
This month I will review the reliability of “allergy” testing in dogs. If you are going to recommend allergy testing to clients, you should understand their limitations. The topics I have planned for the coming weeks are: Intradermal testing reliability … Continue reading
Posted in Atopic Dermatitis, Diagnostics, intradermal test
Tagged allergy test, dermatology, dog, pet, skin, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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Variability of allergen-specific immunotherapy formulation
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) is often discussed as though it represents a uniform treatment option. In fact, the process of customizing an allergen prescription for a pet is not standardized and there is a great deal of subjectivity involved, even when … Continue reading
Posted in Atopic Dermatitis, immunotherapy
Tagged ASIT, dermatology, dog, immunotherapy, pet, skin, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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Getting the most from your skin biopsies
It’s frustrating for you and your clients if a skin biopsy result comes back non-diagnostic. Here are some of the things I do to get the most information that I can from dermatopathology. 1. For inflammatory skin diseases, do not … Continue reading
Posted in dermatopathology, Diagnostics
Tagged dermatology, dermatopathology, dog, pet, skin biopsy, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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Skin cytology: let the lesion morphology guide your technique
When it comes to taking samples for skin cytology, there is no one technique that is best in every situation. Here are my favorite techniques, and when I find them most useful: 1. Cellophane tape stripping is the technique that … Continue reading
Posted in Cytology, Diagnostics
Tagged dog, skin cytology, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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The quick and dirty on ear canal cytology
Continuing with my focus on diagnostic tips, today I’ll share my approach to ear canal cytology in dogs and cats. As you know already, this is a simple, but valuable test that should be recommended whenever otitis externa is suspected, … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnostics, Otitis
Tagged canine, ear cytology, ear swab, feline, Malassezia, otitis externa, skin, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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Tips for interpreting your DTM cultures
One of the topics that veterinarians ask me about most frequently is how to interpret fungal cultures grown on dermatophyte test medium (DTM). The fungal culture is an important early step in working up many presentations, including folliculitis, patchy alopecia, … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnostics, DTM
Tagged dermatophytosis, DTM, fungal culture, M. canis, M. gypesum, ringworm, T. mentagrophytes
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Diagnosing Canine Atopic Dermatitis
How do you diagnose atopic dermatitis in a dog? That’s right. Based upon clinical features. Serum IgE and intradermal testing can be used to identify potential allergens, but the tests are not sensitive or specific enough to rely upon for … Continue reading
Posted in Atopic Dermatitis, Diagnostics
Tagged dog, pet, skin, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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5 Tips for Better Skin Scrapings
What can I possibly teach you about that most basic test in veterinary dermatology, the skin scraping? Taking a skin scraping seems like a simple enough technique, yet at least once per month I am able to find a mite … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnostics, Parasites
Tagged cat, dermatology, dog, pet, skin, skin scraping, veterinary, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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