The use of cytology as auxiliary diagnosis of canine demodectic mange - report of two cases
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Demodicosis is a parasitic disease caused by the imbalance in the number of mites of the genus Demodex sp. The skin scraping is the gold standard method for diagnosis, but other methods can be used. Based on this, the aim of this work is to report cases in which cytology served as an auxiliary diagnosis for demodectic mange. Two dogs went to a private clinic with skin lesion of different aspects and in which both dogs the cytology was performed by skin imprint, being possible to observe the presence of Demodex canis. Thus, cytology could be used as an auxiliary diagnostic method this disease.
2019 ◽
Vol 22
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pp. 557-561
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2019 ◽
Vol 10
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2005 ◽
Vol 15
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pp. 489-492
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