Abstract
Skin disease may be the most common reason that owners take their guinea pigs to a veterinarian. In addition, skin diseases are very common in laboratory colonies and may interfere with the quality and conditions of research. Most skin conditions in guinea pigs are due to infectious diseases, of which the most frequent cause is parasites. This article organizes skin diseases of guinea pigs based on the predominance of one of four clinical signs: pruritus, alopecia with minimal pruritus, excessive scaling, and nodules. Because a number of skin diseases of guinea pigs may present with variable or multiple clinical signs, it is helpful to approach these diseases according to the most likely diagnostic differential.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 690-697 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Sep 2003 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- veterinary(all)
Cite this
Dermatologic Problems in Guinea Pigs. / White, Stephen D; Bourdeau, Patrick J.; Meredith, Anna.
In: Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian, Vol. 25, No. 9, 09.2003, p. 690-697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Dermatologic Problems in Guinea Pigs
AU - White, Stephen D
AU - Bourdeau, Patrick J.
AU - Meredith, Anna
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - Skin disease may be the most common reason that owners take their guinea pigs to a veterinarian. In addition, skin diseases are very common in laboratory colonies and may interfere with the quality and conditions of research. Most skin conditions in guinea pigs are due to infectious diseases, of which the most frequent cause is parasites. This article organizes skin diseases of guinea pigs based on the predominance of one of four clinical signs: pruritus, alopecia with minimal pruritus, excessive scaling, and nodules. Because a number of skin diseases of guinea pigs may present with variable or multiple clinical signs, it is helpful to approach these diseases according to the most likely diagnostic differential.
AB - Skin disease may be the most common reason that owners take their guinea pigs to a veterinarian. In addition, skin diseases are very common in laboratory colonies and may interfere with the quality and conditions of research. Most skin conditions in guinea pigs are due to infectious diseases, of which the most frequent cause is parasites. This article organizes skin diseases of guinea pigs based on the predominance of one of four clinical signs: pruritus, alopecia with minimal pruritus, excessive scaling, and nodules. Because a number of skin diseases of guinea pigs may present with variable or multiple clinical signs, it is helpful to approach these diseases according to the most likely diagnostic differential.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0141872402&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0141872402&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0141872402
VL - 25
SP - 690
EP - 697
JO - Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian
JF - Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian
SN - 0193-1903
IS - 9
ER -