Differential diagnosis for skin diseases


 

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Local inflammation of the skin

Bite wounds

Earmite

Drooling, due to tooth problems (e.g. malocclusion, presence of spurs)

Idiopathic overgrooming

Inflammation of the chin, after infection by Pseudomonas sp. (moist dermatitis)

Skin reaction after injection (e.g. enrofloxacin)

Spirochetosis, or rabbit syphilis

Abscesses

 

General skin inflammation

Ectoparasitism by mites, mange, fleas or lice

Ear mite

Viral infection, e.g. myxomatosis

Bacterial infection

Necrobacillosis

Fungal infection

Viral infection by Myxoma or Herpes virusses

Purulent wounds

Abscesses

 

Swelling on the head

Tooth root abscess

Retrobulbar abscess

Acute cellulitis

Myxomatosis

 

Cutaneous or subcutaneous swelling

Abscesses by Pasteurella spp, Staphylococcus spp., or other bacteria

Local hematoma

Lactation swelling in lactating does

Myiasis or infection by Cuterebra spp.

Cysts formed by the tapeworm Coenurus serialis

Non-specific granuloma

Mammary neoplasia

Neoplasia (papilloma, fibroma, lymphoma, osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, epithelial carcinoma, melanoma etc...

 

Alopecia or naked skin

Plucking of hair, in pseudopregnant or pregnant female rabbits

Idiopathic overgrooming

Rubbing, scratching, pruritic response

Allergies against flea bites, with secondary bacterial infection

Ectoparasitism by mites, mange, fleas or lice

Fungal infection

Hypotrichoses

Skin reaction after injection (e.g. enrofloxacin)

(Excessive) seasonal molting

Genetic hairlessness

 

Moist skin

Drooling, due to tooth problems (e.g. malocclusion, presence of spurs)

Overgrown molars

Tooth root infection by Pasteurella spp.

Causes such as stasis, diarrhea, visceral diseases, and pain must be ruled out.

 

 

 

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