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Year 2013 - Volume 33, Number 3
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Prevalence of non-neoplasic skin diseases of dogs in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 33(3):359-362
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ABSTRACT.- Gasparetto N.D., Trevisan Y.P.A., Almeida N.B., Neves R.C.S.M., Almeida A.B.P.F., Dutra V., Colodel E.M. & Sousa V.R.F. 2013. [Prevalence of non-neoplasic skin diseases of dogs in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.] Prevalência das doenças de pele não neoplásicas em cães no município de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 33(3):359-362. Departamento de Clínica Médica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia, Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa 2367, Bairro Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT 78068-900, Brazil. E-mail: regia@ufmt.br
The aim of this study was to evaluate the main non-neoplastic skin diseases in dogs examined at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso in 2011. During that period, 112 dermatological cases were treated followed by systematical skin biopsy. In 93.7% of the cases it was possible to establish a definite diagnosis through histopathology along with supplementary diagnostic methods. The most prevalent skin diseases were of parasitic, immunological, bacterial and fungal origins. In these groups, the skin disorders that occurred more often were demodicosis (20.9%), visceral leishmaniasis (12.4%), atopy (10.5%), dermatophytosis (10.5%), and disseminated superficial pyoderma (8.6%). These five conditions together made up just over half of all skin diseases of dogs diagnosed in this study. |
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