Skin impression with acetate tape in Demodex canis and Scarcoptes scabiei var. vulpes diagnosis

Pereira, Desydere Trindade; Castro, Luis J.; Centenaro, V.B.; Amaral, Alessandra Rafaela Cardoso; Krause, Arlington C.; Schmidt, Candice

doi:10.1590/1678-6869

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“…Diagnosis is achieved by visualising the mites within the skin. Various techniques can be implemented and the most common include deep skin scrapings, trichography and skin cytology 6 8 9. These methodologies are cost‐effective and easy to perform in many clinical settings.…”

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Use of oral fluralaner (Bravecto) to successfully manage adult‐onset generalised demodicosis in a silver fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Burke

Kottwitz

Wang

et al. 2019

Vet Record Case Reports

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A six-year-old spayed female silver fox (Vulpes vulpes) presented with bilateral ocular discharge, lethargy, facial alopecia and dermatitis of six months’ duration. The fox was immobilised with ketamine (4 mg/kg), dexmedetomidine (0.01 mg/kg) and butorphanol (0.05 mg/kg) intramuscularly for skin cytology, skin scrapings, dermatophyte culture, bloodwork, faecal floatation and skin biopsies. Diagnostics revealed numerous Demodex species mites. Histopathology showed folliculitis, perifolliculitis and furunculosis with mites, identified as Demodex canis using RT-PCR. The fox received meloxicam (0.2 mg/kg by mouth, three days), cefovecin (8.6 mg/kg subcutaneously, single injection), praziquantel (56.8 mg, subcutaneously, single injection), and fluralaner (250 mg, by mouth, once every 12 weeks, Bravecto). Complete resolution was noted one month after initiating treatment. Thirteen months later the fox remains mite-free and is receiving fluralaner by mouth every 12 weeks. This case report describes successful management of adult-onset generalised Demodex species dermatitis in a silver fox using oral fluralaner.

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Use of oral fluralaner (Bravecto) to successfully manage adult‐onset generalised demodicosis in a silver fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Burke

Kottwitz

Wang

et al. 2019

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“…The data related to the dermatological changes included macroscopic morphological characteristics (location, shape, and the intensity of changes) (Ginn et al, 1972;Scott et al, 2001). Based on the cutaneous changes found in the dogs, complementary tests including direct parasitological examination of samples acquired via skin scrapings or adhesive tape (Pereira et al, 2015); wood lamp examination; direct microscopic hair examination, after imbibition in 10% potassium hydroxide, fungal culture, and cytological examination of fine-needle aspirates of skin samples (Bond, 2010) were performed for a definitive diagnosis of the dermatopathy.…”

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Clinical-dermatological, histological abnormalities and prevalence of Trypanosoma caninum and Leishmania infantum in dogs from Midwest region of Brazil

Makino

Moreira

Bezerra

et al. 2020

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Leishmania infantum is a trypanosomatid that causes parasitic dermatopathy in dogs. Trypanosoma caninum is another trypanosomatid, which infects the skin of dogs, although cutaneous abnormalities are absent. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of T. caninum infection and its associated cutaneous and histological changes and compare it with the occurrence of L. infantum infection in dogs. The study included 150 dogs, of which T. caninum infection was identified in 3 (2%) and L. infantum infection in 15 (10%) of them, with no association (p>0.05) of these infections with the breed, gender, age, or cutaneous abnormalities. The cutaneous abnormalities were based on 1 (4.8%) and 12 (57.1%) dogs infected by T. caninum and L. infantum, respectively. The dermatohistopathological abnormalities in the dogs infected with T. caninum included mild perivascular lymphohistioplasmacytic infiltrates in the clinically asymptomatic ones, while in those with dermatological abnormalities, acanthosis, epidermal orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis, melanomacrophages, and co-infection with Microsporum sp. and Trichophyton sp. were observed. InL. infantum infected, the histopathological findings included chronic granulomatous inflammatory infiltrates and structures compatible with amastigotes. Despite the low frequency of T. caninum infection, our findings suggest that this trypanosomatid, unlike L. infantum, does not cause any macroscopic skin abnormalities.

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“…Taping techniques can be used as an alternative to replace scraping techniques (Pereira et al, 2012;Miller et al, 2013). Taping techniques can isolate Demodex canis in dogs more sensitive than scraping techniques (Pereira et al, 2015). the number of mites, eggs, and Demodex larvae observed (Beco et al, 2007).…”

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The Comparison of Scraping, Trichogram, and Taping Techniques for Diagnosis of Demodicosis in Dog (PERBANDINGAN TEKNIK SCRAPING, TRICHOGRAM, DAN TAPING DALAM MENDIAGNOSIS DEMODEKSOSIS PADA ANJING).

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Nainggolan²,

Sidjabat³

et al. 2018

JVet

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Demodicosis is a parasitic disease which is predilected in skin. Demodicosis in dogs may present local or general clinical symptoms. The success of demodicosis treatment is highly dependent on dog immune conditions, nutritional status, disease status, and routine treatment. The success of the treatment is also affected by the accuracy in the diagnostic technique used. The purpose of this study was to compare the three diagnostic skin examination techniques namely scraping, trichogram, and taping to diagnose cases of demodicosis. A total of 20 dog samples was taken from dog patients that came to Bali Veterinary Clinic, at Prerenan, Badung, Bali, with symptoms of itching, hair loss, skin redness, scale, and hyperpigmentation. Sampling was done by technique of scraping, trichogram, and taping. Scraping technique was done by scraping the skin, trichogram technique was done by pulling hair, and taping technique was done by attaching the tape. The result of Demodex mite isolation from the three diagnostic techniques performed showed scraping technique 5.45 ± 1.05; trichogram technique 1.10 ± 0.91; and taping technique 3.50 ± 0.83 dogs. Its Concluded that scraping technique provides the best diagnostic value for the isolation of Demodex mites compared to the other two.

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Skin impression with acetate tape in Demodex canis and Scarcoptes scabiei var. vulpes diagnosis

Cited by 49 publications

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Use of oral fluralaner (Bravecto) to successfully manage adult‐onset generalised demodicosis in a silver fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Use of oral fluralaner (Bravecto) to successfully manage adult‐onset generalised demodicosis in a silver fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Clinical-dermatological, histological abnormalities and prevalence of Trypanosoma caninum and Leishmania infantum in dogs from Midwest region of Brazil

The Comparison of Scraping, Trichogram, and Taping Techniques for Diagnosis of Demodicosis in Dog (PERBANDINGAN TEKNIK SCRAPING, TRICHOGRAM, DAN TAPING DALAM MENDIAGNOSIS DEMODEKSOSIS PADA ANJING).

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