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Frequência de dermatopatias infecciosas, parasitárias e neoplásicas em cães na região de Garça, São Paulo - Brasil

2007; Linguagem: Inglês

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Silvio Barbosa Pena,

Veterinary Oncology Research

vi Dermatosis distribution of canine population must be considered a fundamental issue in veterinary medical education and practice. Data on the demography of canine cutaneous disorders are still scarse in veterinary medicine both in Brazil and in other countries. In the present study, the clinical records of 2,178 animals treated at the Hospital of Small Animals of The Veterinary Medical College (FAMED) in Garca-SP were reviewed. From these records, it was found that 910 animals presented cutaneous problems, which were divided into 3 groups: parasitic dermatosis (tick infestation, flea allergy dermatitis, myiasis, demodicosis, scabiosis and parasitic otitis); infectious dermatosis (bacterial dermatitis, bacterial otitis, dermatophytosis, canine acne, abscess, malassezia and pododermatitis), and cutaneous neoplasias (non-neoplastic, epithelial neoplasia, mesenchymal neoplasia and round-cell neoplasia). After statistical analysis, it was observed that the most frequently diagnosed dermatoses in dogs were, in decreasing frequency order: tick infestation, bacterial folliculitis, flea allergy dermatitis, bacterial otitis, demodicosis, dematophytosis, myiasis, canine scabiosis, abscess and parasitic otitis. Comparison of these results with those obtained in other regions of Brazil and subtropical countries showed the differences in the incidence of these dermatosis. The analysis of the results made it possible to conclude that infectious and parasitic dermatosis were more frequent among young animals, while cutaneous neoplasias had a greater incidence in older animals. Besides age range, breed predisposition was also evaluated, and the dogs presenting more disorders were those German Shepherd, Rottweiler, Boxer, Cocker Spaniel, Brazilian Terrier, Dachshund, Brazilian Fila, Labrador and Poodle. Considering the lack of information available in this segment of veterinary medicine, it is believed that this research may give some relevant contributions to further demographic studies of canine dermatose.