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Scabs and skin lesions

Plaques, crusts, pustules, or thickened areas on the skin, with or without itching.

Diseases that may be associated

These signs can have several origins — this list is neither exhaustive nor a diagnosis.

Squamous cell carcinoma of cats

Cat · Other · Dental and oral

Skin lesions linked to sunburns (photolesions)

Giant manta ray · Environmental · Skin & coat

Photosensitization

Sheep, Goat · Environmental · Skin & coat

Contagious ecthyma

Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Dysecdysis (abnormal moulting)

Leopard gecko, Bearded dragon · Environmental · Skin & coat

Pecking and cannibalism in quail

Japanese quail · Environmental · Skin & coat

Dog pyoderma

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Platypus mucormycosis

Platypus · Fungal · Infectious

Tick ​​infestation

Dog, Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Zinc deficiency

Sheep, Goat · Other · Skin & coat

Platypus mycotic ulcer (mucormycosis ulcer disease)

Platypus · Fungal · Infectious

Dermatophilosis (cutaneous streptothricosis)

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Bacterial skin ulcerations of the manta ray

Giant manta ray · Bacterial · Infectious

Cat chin acne

Cat · Other · Skin & coat

Chorioptic mange (paw scabies)

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Sheep pox

Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious

Fowlpox

Chicken, Turkey · Viral · Infectious

Sheep myiasis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Beluga cutaneous papillomatosis

Beluga whale · Viral · Infectious

Cutaneous myiasis

Dog, Three-toed sloth · Parasitic · Parasites

Canary pox virus

Domestic canary · Viral · Infectious

Aries balanoposthitis

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Urinary and renal

Gerbil nasal dermatitis

Mongolian gerbil · Other · Skin & coat

Feather pecking and self-mutilation

Cockatiel, Rosy-faced lovebird · Environmental · Skin & coat

Canine demodicosis

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Urinary incontinence in cats

Cat · Other · Urinary and renal

Sheep ringworm

Sheep, Goat · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Sloth fungal dermatitis

Three-toed sloth · Fungal · Skin & coat

Transmissible to humans

Parasitism by ticks and moths in snakes

Montpellier snake, Cape cobra · Parasitic · Parasites

Wombat sarcoptic mange

Common wombat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Scabies (cutaneous acariasis) of the albatross

Wandering albatross · Parasitic · Parasites

Cutaneous parasitism by copepods and gills (parasitic crustaceans)

Giant manta ray · Parasitic · Parasites

Opportunistic skin mycoses of the manta ray

Giant manta ray · Fungal · Infectious

Parasitism by raptor ectoparasites (mallophages and mites)

Long-legged buzzard, Snowy owl · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin necrosis of octopus

Common octopus, Day octopus · Bacterial · Infectious

Sarcoptic mange

Dog, Cat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Vibrio infection in octopus

Common octopus, Day octopus · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Contagious lumpy skin disease

Cow · Viral · Infectious

Sheep scabies

Sheep, Bighorn sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Digital dermatitis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Bovine scabies

Cow · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Dog food allergy

Dog · Other · Digestives

Malassezia dermatitis

Dog · Fungal · Infectious

Allergic dermatitis from flea bites in dogs

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Canine atopic dermatitis

Dog · Environmental · Skin & coat

Cat food allergy

Cat · Other · Digestives

Feline atopic dermatitis

Cat · Other · Skin & coat

Cat ear mites

Cat · Parasitic · Parasites

Allergic dermatitis from flea bites in cats

Cat · Parasitic · Parasites

Psoroptic mange (body scabies)

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Breast tumors of the cat

Cat · Other · Cancers and tumors

Canine leishmaniasis

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Ringworm (dermatophytosis)

Dog, Cat · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Cat licking alopecia

Cat · Other · Skin & coat

Pyotraumatic dermatitis

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Canine mastocytoma

Dog · Other · Skin & coat

Canine hypothyroidism

Dog · Other · Skin & coat

Chinchilla ringworm

Chinchilla · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Gerbil subcutaneous abscess

Mongolian gerbil · Bacterial · Infectious

Beak and feather disease (avian circovirosis)

Cockatiel, Rosy-faced lovebird · Viral · Infectious

Breast tumors in dogs

Dog · Other · Cancers and tumors

Platypus leech infestation

Platypus · Parasitic · Parasites

Phtiriosis (sheep lice)

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Uronema marinum (parasitic ciliate of octopus)

Common octopus, Day octopus · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible venereal tumor

Dog · Other · Cancers and tumors

Columnariasis (cotton mouth disease)

Siamese fighting fish, Guppy · Bacterial · Infectious

Hypervitaminosis and vitamin A deficiency in turtles

Greek tortoise · Other · Eyes

Cushing's syndrome in dogs

Dog · Other · Skin & coat

Cat bite abscess

Cat · Bacterial · Infectious

Stress linked to captivity in octopus

Common octopus, Day octopus · Environmental · Digestives

Squirrel dental malocclusion

Mongolian gerbil, Barbary ground squirrel · Other · Dental and oral

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This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for a veterinary consultation. If you have any concerns about your animal's health, consult a veterinarian.

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