Clinical relevance of intradermal test results in atopic dogs.

Topic And Aims: Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory and pruritic skin disease and in most cases associated with IgE antibodies against environmental allergens. To date, the only causative therapeutic option is allergen immunotherapy (AIT). Offending allergens for AIT can be identified by intradermal testing (IDT) or serum allergen-specific IgE testing.

[Repeatability and variability of total T4 measurements at three German veterinary laboratories].

Objective: To evaluate the reproducibility of serum testing for total thyroxine (T4) in three German laboratories.

Materials And Methods: Serum was taken from 53 dogs with suspected hypothyroidism and divided into five aliquots. Three aliquots of each sample were marked with different names and sent to one laboratory (two aliquots simultaneously and one aliquot 1-3 days later).

Cutaneous alternariosis in an immunocompromised dog successfully treated with cold plasma and cessation of immunosuppressive medication.

A cutaneous infection with Alternaria spp. was diagnosed in a 2-year-old male intact Irish setter dog, presenting with multifocal papules, plaques and ulcerations involving all four distal limbs, shoulder blades, scrotum, pinnae and nasal mucous membranes. The dog had been treated for inflammatory bowel disease and lymphangiectasia with immunosuppressive doses of cyclosporine and prednisolone for approximately 3 months.

The effects of a topical lipid complex therapy on dogs with atopic dermatitis: a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Background: Canine atopic dermatitis is a common clinical presentation. The skin barrier seems to play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis. Therefore a topical spot-on product containing a mixture of lipids may improve clinical signs without adverse effects if it were to improve stratum corneum barrier function.

Seasonal leukotrichia in a German shepherd dog. A case report.

Leukotrichia can be caused by a variety of metabolic and inflammatory diseases. Canine alopecia areata is a rare multifactorial benign non-scarring alopecia. This case report describes a seasonally recurrent leukotrichia associated with alopecia areata in a German shepherd dog.

In vitro effect of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 on canine platelet function.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solution, with a molecular weight of 130 kDa and a degree of substitution of 0.42, on canine platelet function in vitro.

Samples: Blood samples from 31 healthy adult dogs.