Allergic Skin Diseases in Companion Animals

Environmental allergens are a common trigger for pruritus in companion animals with allergic skin disease.

Environmental allergens are a common cause of pruritus in companion animals with allergic skin disease.

Environmental allergens are a common trigger for feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS).

Ectoparasites like fleas are a common trigger for flea allergic dermatitis.

Ectoparasites like mites are a common trigger for mite hypersensitivity.

Food is a common trigger for food-induced atopic dermatitis (FIAD) in dogs.

Food is a common trigger for feline food allergy (FFA).

Environmental allergens are a common trigger for equine atopic dermatitis.

Micro-organisms are NOT a common trigger for pruritus in companion animals with allergic skin disease.

Type I hypersensitivity is considered to be involved in most cases of atopic dermatitis in dogs.

The innate immune system plays a crucial role in initiating and maintaining inflammation in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.

B cells are primarily involved in the sensitization phase of atopic dermatitis.

Chronic relapsing pruritic dermatitis is the main clinical feature of atopic dermatitis in dogs.

All of the above breeds are known to have a predilection for atopic dermatitis.

Atopic dermatitis in dogs usually starts between 6 months and 3 years of age.

Food hypersensitivity is the term used to describe the immunological reaction to dietary allergens in dogs with atopic dermatitis.

The pathogenesis is the main difference between environmental atopic dermatitis and food-induced atopic dermatitis in dogs.

Th2 response is the type of immune response primarily associated with acute lesions of atopic dermatitis in dogs.

IL31, produced in response to allergen exposure, can bind to nerve endings in atopic dermatitis.

Adult dogs between 1-3 years old are most commonly affected by atopic dermatitis.

Poodles, Bulldogs, and Terriers are breeds known to have a predilection for atopic dermatitis.

Head and ears are the areas of the body most commonly affected by atopic dermatitis in dogs.

Relapsing pruritic dermatitis is the main clinical manifestation of atopic dermatitis in dogs.

Glucocorticoids provide temporary relief for dogs with atopic dermatitis.

Food-responsive dermatitis is the term used to describe atopic dermatitis triggered by dietary allergens in dogs.

Recurrent secondary pyoderma is a common complication associated with atopic dermatitis in dogs.

The age of onset for atopic dermatitis is typically 6 months to 3 years, and breeds like WHW terrier, Labradors, and French/English bulldogs are known to have a predilection for the condition.

Canine atopic dermatitis commonly presents as chronic relapsing pruritic dermatitis, responsive to glucocorticoids. Initially, there may be erythema and papules, progressing to self-induced alopecia and excoriations. Affected areas are usually the ears/face, feet, carpi/tarsi, axillae/inguinum, ventrum, and perineum. It's associated with recurrent secondary pyoderma/Malassezia infections.

Food-induced atopic dermatitis, also known as 'food-responsive dermatosis,', refers to an immunological reaction to dietary allergens or non-immunological reactions to diet, causing dermatological clinical signs identical to environmental atopy.

Food-induced atopic dermatitis has less known about its pathogenesis compared to environmental atopy, and it is less common.

The term used to describe atopic dermatitis triggered by dietary allergens in dogs is food-induced atopic dermatitis.

The clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis in dogs include chronic relapsing pruritic dermatitis, erythema, papules, self-induced alopecia, excoriations, and recurrent secondary pyoderma/Malassezia infections.

Dogs with atopic dermatitis usually show a positive response to treatment with glucocorticoids.