KÖPEKLERDE ATOPİK DERMATİTİS, LEİSHMANİAZİS VE DEMODİKOZİSTE KLİNİK SKORLAMALARIN ARAŞTIRILMASI

Year 2024, , 62 - 68, 31.12.2024

Kerem Ural , Selahattin Karaoğlu

https://doi.org/10.58833/bozokvetsci.1548515

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, klinik demodikozis, kanin viseral leishmaniasis (KVL) ve atopik dermatitli (Ad) köpeklerde dermatolojik klinik skorlamaların uygulanması ve hastalık prognozuna olan etkisi incelendi. Farklı ırk, yaş ve cinsiyetteki 26 köpek (5 demodikozis, 12 CVL, 9 Ad) değerlendirildi. Her hastalık grubunda kabul görmüş klinik skorlamalar kullanılarak, rutin değerlendirmeler kapsamında hematolojik ve biyokimyasal analizler, deri kazıntısı, hızlı testler ve sitolojik incelemeler yapıldı. Ad’ li köpeklerde en yoğun lezyonlar aksilla ve abdominal bölgede, KVL’li köpeklerde ise en sık lenfadenomegali ve onikogrifozis gözlemlendi. Demodikozisli köpeklerde ise en şiddetli lezyonlar arka bacaklar ve boyun bölgesinde tespit edildi. Çalışmada, veteriner hekimlerin dermatolojik klinik skorlamalar ile hastalığın seyrini ve tedaviye yanıtı objektif olarak değerlendirebileceği ve bu sayede etkili tedavi stratejileri geliştirebileceği sonucuna ulaşıldı.

Keywords

dermatoloji, köpek, klinik skorlama

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Hayvan Deneyleri Yerel Etik Kurulu'nun (HADYEK) 64583101/134 onay numarası ile gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Supporting Institution

Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi -VTF - 23021

Project Number

VTF-23021

Thanks

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INVESTIGATION OF CLINICAL SCORING IN DOGS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS, LEISHMANIASIS, AND DEMODICOSIS

Abstract

This study investigates the application of dermatological clinical scoring in dogs with clinical demodicosis, canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), and atopic dermatitis (Ad), and its impact on disease prognosis. Twenty-six dogs of different breeds, ages, and genders (5 with demodicosis, 12 with CVL, and 9 with Ad) were evaluated. Accepted clinical scoring systems were used in each group, and routine evaluations included hematological and biochemical analyses, microscopic examination of skin scrapings, rapid tests, and cytological examinations. In dogs with Ad, the most intense lesions were observed in the axillary and abdominal regions, while lymphadenopathy and onychogryphosis were the most common findings in dogs with CVL. In dogs with demodicosis, the most severe lesions were found on the hind limbs and neck. This study concludes that veterinarians can use dermatological clinical scoring to objectively assess disease progression and response to treatment, thereby developing more effective treatment strategies.

Keywords

dermatology, dogs, clinical scoring

Project Number

VTF-23021

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