Medirabbit

Skin diseases

Generalities........................	Differential diagnosis for rabbit skin diseases
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Viral diseases	Papilloma or warts
	Fibroma
	Myxomatosis
	Video: Myxomatosis (1): Symptoms
	Video: Myxomatosis (2): Vaccination
	Herpes spp virus in rabbits
	Herpes simplex encephalitis in rabbits, by P. Grest et al.
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Bacterial diseases	Skin abscess in rabbits
	Abscess management in rabbit, an illustrated guide, by C. Macey
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa or green fur syndrome
	Schmorl’s disease or skin necrosis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum
	Tularemia in rabbits
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Fungal diseases	Fungal dermatosis
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Arachnid skin parasites	Ear mite: Psoroptes cuniculi
	Fur mites: Cheyletiella parasitovorax and Listrophorus gibbus
	Less Common Fur Mites: Trombicula autumnalis and Dermanyssus gallinae
	Burrowing mites: Sarcoptes scabiei and Notoedres cati
	Ticks in rabbits
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Insect skin parasites	Fleas and rabbits
	Myiasis (fly-strike) and rabbits
	Video: Fly Strike In Rabbits (1): Symptoms and Treatment
	Video: Fly Strike In Rabbits (2): Prevention
	Myiasis by botfly (Cuterebra sp.) in rabbits
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Behavioral disease	Self-mutilating behavior in rabbits
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“Mechanical” diseases	Ulcerative pododermatitis in rabbits
	Ear-tags and leg-rings
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Immune diseases	Infection of the sebaceous glands
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Treatment	Bandaging a rabbit hind-foot
	Abscess management in rabbit, an illustrated guide, by C. Macey