Symptoms

Hair loss

Localized or diffuse depilated areas, with or without associated skin lesions.

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Diseases that may be associated

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

Canine leishmaniasis

Dog, Fennec fox · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Ringworm (dermatophytosis)

Dog, Cat · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Cat licking alopecia

Cat · Other · Skin & coat

Feline hyperesthesia

Cat · Other · Neurological

Canine demodicosis

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Fur slip

Chinchilla · Environmental · Skin & coat

Wool break

Sheep · Other · Skin & coat

Beak and feather disease (avian circovirosis)

Cockatiel, Rosy-faced lovebird · Viral · Infectious

Feather pecking and self-mutilation

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

Adrenal neoplasia in gerbils

Mongolian gerbil · Other · Cancers and tumors

Chinchilla ringworm

Chinchilla · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Beaver dermatophytosis (ringworm)

Beaver · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Nutria dermatophytosis (ringworm)

Nutria · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Field mouse dermatophytosis (ringworm)

Field mouse · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Dormouse dermatophytosis (ringworm)

dormouse · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Guinea pig dermatomycosis

Guinea pig · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Armadillo skin mycoses

Armadillo · Fungal · Skin & coat

Transmissible to humans

Ringworm in mice

Fancy mouse · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Vibrio Infection in Sea Anemones

Sea anemone · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial skin infection in sea urchins

Sea urchin · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Sarcoptic mange

Dog, Cat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Allergic dermatitis from flea bites in cats

Cat · Parasitic · Parasites

Feline atopic dermatitis

Cat · Other · Skin & coat

Cat chin acne

Cat · Other · Skin & coat

Cat food allergy

Cat · Other · Digestives

Canine atopic dermatitis

Dog · Environmental · Skin & coat

Allergic dermatitis from flea bites in dogs

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Malassezia dermatitis

Dog · Fungal · Infectious

Dog food allergy

Dog · Other · Digestives

Bovine scabies

Cow · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sheep scabies

Sheep, Bighorn sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Melophagosis

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Parasitism by raptor ectoparasites (mallophages and mites)

Golden eagle, Peregrine falcon · Parasitic · Parasites

Pecking and cannibalism in quail

Japanese quail · Environmental · Skin & coat

Sloth fungal dermatitis

Three-toed sloth · Fungal · Skin & coat

Transmissible to humans

Wombat sarcoptic mange

Common wombat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Scabies (cutaneous acariasis) of the albatross

Wandering albatross · Parasitic · Parasites

Congenital goiter of the lamb

Sheep, Goat · Other · Diseases of young animals

Llama sarcoptic mange

Lama, Alpaca · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Squirrel sarcoptic mange

Flying Squirrel, Marmot · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange of capybara

Capybara · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange of the dormouse

dormouse · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Wallaby sarcoptic mange

wallaby · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptosis (sarcoptic mange) of the Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian Devil · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Armadillo cutaneous parasitism (scabies and mites)

Armadillo · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic eat

Coyote · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Skin parasitism of the sun bear (mange and mites)

Sun bear · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange of the sloth bear

sloth bear · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Skin parasitism of the sloth bear (mange and mites)

sloth bear · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Lynx sarcoptic mange

Boreal Lynx · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange of the fossa

Fossa · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Mandrill sarcoptic mange

Mandrill · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Tamarind sarcoptic mange

Tamarind · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange of the saimiri

Saïmiri · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Aye-aye sarcoptic mange

Aye-aye · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange of the loris

Loris · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Hamadryas sarcoptic mange

Hamadryas · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Parasitism by ticks and raptor moths

Vulture · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Bacterial skin infection in nutcrackers

Spotted Nutcracker · Bacterial · Infectious

Tick and mite parasitism in nuthatches

Nuthatch · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic Mange in Marmosets

Marmoset · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic Mange in Raccoons

Raccoon · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange in badgers

Badger, Honey badger · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic Mange

Mite · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Malnutrition and nutritional deficiency in captive birds

Dromedary camel, African grey parrot · Other · Nutrition & deficiencies

Mite and Tick Parasitism in Aardvarks

Aardvark · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic mange in the coati

Red Coati · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Leishmaniasis in the Egyptian mongoose

Egyptian mongoose · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sarcoptic Mange in the Eastern Quoll

Spotted-tailed Quoll · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Urinary incontinence in cats

Cat · Other · Urinary and renal

Canine hypothyroidism

Dog · Other · Skin & coat

Cushing's syndrome in dogs

Dog · Other · Skin & coat

Cryptorchidism

Dog · Other · Genetic and congenital

Dog pyoderma

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Pyotraumatic dermatitis

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Zinc deficiency

Sheep, Goat · Other · Skin & coat

Sheep scrapie

Sheep, Goat · Other · Infectious

Phtiriosis (sheep lice)

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Psoroptic mange (body scabies)

Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Dermatophilosis (cutaneous streptothricosis)

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Deer cutaneous papillomatosis

Suede, Momentum · Viral · Infectious

Bacterial Skin Infection in Warblers

Warbler · Bacterial · Infectious

Cat ear mites

Cat · Parasitic · Parasites

Iodine deficiency in sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction

Chorioptic mange (paw scabies)

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Sheep ringworm

Sheep, Goat · Fungal · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Gerbil subcutaneous abscess

Mongolian gerbil · Bacterial · Infectious

margay leishmaniasis

Margay · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Bacterial Skin Infection in Porcupines

Crested porcupine · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Gerbil nasal dermatitis

Mongolian gerbil · Other · Skin & coat

Reindeer hypodermosis (varron)

Reindeer, Caribou · Parasitic · Parasites

Skin parasitism of sea lions by copepods and gills

Sea lion · Parasitic · Parasites

Malnutrition and nutritional deficiency in cockatoos

Cockatoo · Other · Nutrition & deficiencies

Bacterial skin infection in little egrets

Little Egret · animalia::front.disease_types.bactérienne · Infectious

Cutaneous parasitism by copepods and gills in elephant seals

Elephant seal · Parasitic · Parasites

Bacterial skin infection in oystercatchers

Oystercatcher · Bacterial · Infectious

Allergic Dermatitis from Horsefly Bites

Horsefly · Parasitic · Parasites

Tick ​​infestation

Dog, Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Ovine interdigital dermatitis

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Sarcosporidiosis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Sheep myiasis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

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