Induction of feline flea allergy dermatitis and the incidence and histopathological characteristics of concurrent indolent lip ulcers
Autor: | Lane D. Foil, E. C. Hodgin, S. Colombini, C. S. Foil, Giselle Hosgood |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
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Flea Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Flea allergy dermatitis Intradermal skin testing animal diseases Ectoparasitic Infestations Biology Cat Diseases Salivary antibodies Drug Administration Schedule Bacterial colonization Antigen medicine Animals Antigens CATS General Veterinary Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Intradermal Tests bacterial infections and mycoses Dermatology Lip Dermatitis Allergic Contact Cats Siphonaptera |
Zdroj: | Veterinary Dermatology. 12:155-161 |
ISSN: | 1365-3164 0959-4493 |
Popis: | The objectives of this study were to characterize the role of intermittent vs. continual flea exposure in the development of flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) in cats, assess the accuracy of intradermal skin testing (IDST) and in vitro testing, and document the incidence and histopathological features of indolent lip ulcers. Ten flea-naive cats were divided into two groups. One group received intermittent flea exposure for 120 days. Thereafter, both groups of cats received continuous flea exposure for 120 days. In vitro testing for flea salivary antibody and IDST utilizing both whole flea antigen and flea salivary antigen were performed. Eight of 10 cats developed clinical signs of FAD within 3 months and five of these eight cats developed lip ulcers which where characterized histopathologically by ulceration with predominantly neutrophilic inflammation and surface bacterial colonization. There was no association between the presence or absence of clinical signs and positive IDST or in vitro results, and no difference in the development of clinical signs was noted between the two groups of cats. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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