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Rosebud Intro
  • 18 months old lab mix
  • dermatitis started 6 months ago (in Feb)
  • scratches everywhere and ALL the time
  • therapy
    • Depomedrol injection helped for 1 week
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“Rosebud” exam  $75
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“Rosebud” 2
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“Rosebud” 3
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Problem List
  • Differentials
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A Pattern Approach
  • 10 common patterns
    • Folliculitis
    • Pododermatitis
    • Otitis
    • Yeast Dermatitis
    • Pruritus
    • Nonpruritic Alopecia
    • Autoimmune Skin Disease
    • Keratinization Defects
    • Lumps, Bumps, and Draining Tracts
    • Weirdopathies
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2 ?s
  • 2o Infections
  • Pyoderma Allergies
  • Demodex Atopy
  • Dermatophyte Food
  • Yeast Dermatitis Scabies
  • Otitis
  • Pododermatitis Endocrine
  • Hypothyroid
  • Cushing’s


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Skin Scrapes $15
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Cytology $15
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DTM Fungal Culture $40
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Wood’s Lamp $?
  • Woods Lamp
    • negative
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Otoscopy $?
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Otic Cytology R  $15
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Otic Cytology L
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CBC  $23
  • CBC
    • WNL
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Serum Chemistries  $43
  • Serum Chemistries
    • elevated Alk Phos (244)


    • T. protein (8.1) +  Albumin (3.0)


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Urinalysis  $18
  • Urinalysis (free catch)
    • normal
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IDAT  $150
  • Allergy Skin Test
    • positive to house dust mite


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IDAT 2
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Food Trial  $120 ($80)
  • Food Trial
    • IVD duck and potato
    • 10 week trial
    • no treats, chew bones, chewable meds



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Bacterial Culture  $43
  • Skin Culture
    • swab
      • Staphylococcus sp.
      • Resistant to ampicillin, penicillin
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Otic Culture  $43
  • Otic Culture
    • swab
      • Staphylococcus sp.
      • Resistant to ampicillin, penicillin, cephalosporin
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Thyroid Testing  $47
  • Total T4
    • Normal


  • TSH
    • Normal


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Adrenal Testing  $105
  • ACTH stim
    • Normal


  • LDDST
    • Normal


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Biopsy  $75
  • Biopsy
    • chronic superficial perivascular dermatitis



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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis
    • Pyoderma, Malassezia Dermatitis
    • Otitis
    • Scabies/food allergy/atopy
      • Started at 1 year of age
      • Seasonal ?? – February
      • Steroids – not responsive
      • Ear margins - BAAAD


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Treatment
  • Treatment
    • Cephalexin, Clavamox, TMS
      • 3 weeks, high dose
    • Otomax bid
    • Malaseb shampoo + Oatmeal/pramoxine conditioner
    • Diphenhydramine (1mg/lb tid)
    • Revolution q 2wks for 3 treatments
    • Food Trial
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Response
  • 6 weeks later
    • Lesions 95% better
    • Pruritus 98% improved
    • Otitis resolved


    • Owner is pleased as pie
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Summary
  • Secondary infections
    • Pyoderma
    • Otitis
    • Yeast dermatitis

  • Scabies
  • Food Allergy
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“Rosebud”
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Doc Itchy's DDX
  • 2o Infections
  • Pyoderma Allergies
  • Demodex Atopy
  • Dermatophyte Food
  • Yeast Dermatitis Scabies
  • Otitis
  • Pododermatitis Endocrine
  • Hypothyroid
  • Cushing’s