Canis ISSN: 2398-2942
Skin: alopecia - overview
Contributor(s): Rosanna Marsella, David Scarff
- Loss of hair from areas of the body in which a normal hair coat is expected.
- Due to both pruritic and non-pruritic dermatoses.
- Classification based on acquired and congenital etiologies plus distribution of alopecia, ie localized, multifocal or diffuse, is a useful pathomechanistic approach.
Print off the owner factsheet on Alopecia Alopecia to give ot your client.
Other sources of information
- Moriello K A & Mason I (1995)Small Animal Dermatology.Pergammon. pp 75-92; pp 163-168.