Skin Disease and Dermatology

Skin ailments were broken down into classifications of pruritic (itching), nodular, or crusting lesions. The variety of problems discussed included common equine skin diseases like sarcoids, insect hypersensitivity, hives, allergies, photosensitivity
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Dermatology Discussions

Stephen White, DVM, Dipl. ACVD, a professor in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Anthony Yu, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVD, associate professor of dermatology at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, presented a whirlwind tour of just about every skin disease known in the horse.

Skin ailments were broken down into classifications of pruritic (itching), nodular, or crusting lesions. The variety of problems discussed included common equine skin diseases like sarcoids, insect hypersensitivity, hives, allergies, photosensitivity, skin cancer, and a variety of fungal and bacterial infections.

Pertaining to the topic of the pruritic horse, one bacterial infection they discussed is currently of great concern due to emerging implications in public human health–Staphylococcus species. A greater prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) poses a potential threat to humans that have close contact with infected horses. MRSA has been identified as colonizing "normal" horses and humans, yet it can be devastating if clinical infection occurs

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