Differential diagnosis for skin
diseases
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Local inflammation of the
skin |
Bite wounds |
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Drooling, due to tooth problems (e.g.
malocclusion, presence of spurs) |
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Idiopathic overgrooming |
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Inflammation of the chin, after
infection by Pseudomonas
spp. (moist dermatitis) |
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Skin reaction after injection (e.g.
enrofloxacin) |
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Spirochetosis, or rabbit syphilis |
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General skin inflammation |
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Viral infection, e.g. myxomatosis |
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Bacterial infection |
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Necrobacillosis |
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Viral infection by Myxoma or Herpes
virusses |
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Purulent wounds |
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Swelling on the head |
Tooth root abscess |
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Retrobulbar
abscess |
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Acute
cellulitis |
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Myxomatosis |
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Cutaneous or subcutaneous swelling |
Abscesses
by Pasteurella spp, Staphylococcus spp., or other bacteria |
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Local hematoma |
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Lactation swelling in lactating does |
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Myiasis or infection by Cuterebra
spp. |
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Cysts formed by the tapeworm Coenurus serialis |
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Non-specific granuloma |
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Mammary neoplasia |
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Neoplasia (papilloma,
fibroma,
lymphoma, osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, epithelial carcinoma, melanoma etc... |
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Alopecia or naked skin |
Plucking of hair, in pseudopregnant
or pregnant female rabbits |
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Idiopathic overgrooming |
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Rubbing, scratching, pruritic
response |
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Allergies against flea bites,
with secondary bacterial infection |
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Hypotrichoses |
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Skin reaction after injection
(e.g. enrofloxacin) |
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(Excessive) seasonal molting |
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Genetic hairlessness |
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Moist skin |
Drooling, due to tooth
problems (e.g. malocclusion, presence of spurs) |
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Overgrown molars |
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Tooth root infection by Pasteurella spp. |
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Causes such as stasis,
diarrhea, visceral diseases, and pain must be ruled out. |
