Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Best ways to monitor treatment of juvenile demodicosis in dogs
By Barillas, Oscar F et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2019·Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Referral Medical Clinic, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Comparison of acetate tape impression, deep skin scraping, and microscopic examination of hair for therapeutic monitoring of dogs with juvenile generalized demodicosis: A pilot study.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with juvenile generalized demodicosis (a skin condition caused by mites) were monitored using three different techniques to see how well they worked in tracking treatment progress. The dogs had skin lesions, and the methods included deep skin scraping and acetate tape impressions with skin squeezing. The results showed that both methods were equally effective in counting the mites over time. This means that acetate tape impressions can be a good option for vets to monitor treatment in these dogs.
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Abstract
The standard method for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of dogs with demodicosis is microscopic examination of deep skin scrapings. Previous studies have compared deep skin scraping and microscopic hair examination to acetate tape impression with skin squeezing for the diagnosis of demodicosis but the latter has never been evaluated for therapeutic monitoring. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate acetate tape impression with skin squeezing as a therapeutic monitoring tool for dogs with juvenile onset generalized demodicosis. An area of skin with primary lesions for demodicosis was chosen and the 3 techniques were performed. The total number of mites including each of thelife stages were recorded. This was done weekly until negative results were obtained. There were no significant differences in the total number of mites in the weekly counts between the deep skin scrapings and the acetate tape impressions with skin squeezing. Acetate tape impression with skin squeezing can be used for therapeutic monitoring of dogs with juvenile onset generalized demodicosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31156258/