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Dermatology

The dermatology section considers research that addresses the etiology and treatment of various dermal disorders in domestic and non-domestic species. This includes, but not limited to, studies on therapeutic strategies, diagnostics, genetics and genomics, epidemiology, immunopathology and pathology, and comparative dermatology. 

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  1. Leporacarus gibbus is a highly specific acarian parasitizing in rabbits, with a proven zoonotic potential. While the majority of cases of L. gibbus infestation are asymptomatic, several cases of pruritic cutaneou...

    Authors: Mirabela Oana Dumitrache, Adriana Györke, Gianluca D’Amico and Viorica Mircean

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2021 17:4

    Content type: Case Report

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  2. This study describes the usefulness of allergen-specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) serology (ASIS) for identifying allergens in dogs with atopic dermatitis. ASIS tests were conducted in 23 dogs diagnosed with ato...

    Authors: Suttiwee Chermprapai and Naris Thengchaisri

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:475

    Content type: Research article

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  3. Pemphigus is the term used to describe a group of rare mucocutaneous autoimmune bullous diseases characterized by flaccid blisters and erosions of the mucous membranes and/or skin. When the autoantibodies targ...

    Authors: Heng L. Tham, Keith E. Linder and Thierry Olivry

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:457

    Content type: Review

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  4. Dermatophytosis in calves is a major public and veterinary health concern worldwide because of its zoonotic potential and associated economic losses in cattle farms. However, this condition has lacked adequate...

    Authors: Yasmine H. Tartor, Wafaa M. El-Neshwy, Abdallah M. A. Merwad, Mohamed F. Abo El-Maati, Rehab E. Mohamed, Hesham M. Dahshan and Hala I. Mahmoud

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:421

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Wounds cause structural and functional discontinuity of an organ. Wound healing, therefore, seeks to re-establish the normal morphology and functionality through intertwined stages of hemostasis, inflammation,...

    Authors: Daniel Kwesi Sia, Kwesi Boadu Mensah, Tony Opoku-Agyemang, Raphael D. Folitse and David Obiri Darko

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:397

    Content type: Research article

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  6. There is a growing interest in the scientific community to use computer-based software programs for the quantification of cells during physiological and pathophysiological processes. Drawbacks of computer-base...

    Authors: Valérie Dubuc, Sheila Laverty, Hélène Richard, Monique Doré and Christine Theoret

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:228

    Content type: Methodology article

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  7. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is an important cattle breeding area in China, and cattle breeding bases are located in this area. In Ningxia, dermatophytes have not been paid attention to, so dermatophytosis is...

    Authors: Yanan Guo, Song Ge, Haifeng Luo, Atif Rehman, Yong Li and Shenghu He

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:187

    Content type: Research article

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  8. At this time, elimination diets followed by oral food challenges (OFCs) represent the “gold standard” for diagnosing skin-manifesting food allergies (FA) in dogs and cats. Regrettably, there is no clear consen...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry and Ralf S. Mueller

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:158

    Content type: Research article

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  9. Skin barrier dysfunction plays a key role in atopic dermatitis (AD). This impairment is related to altered composition and metabolism of epidermal sphingolipids and a deficiency of ceramides. Glycosaminoglycan...

    Authors: Rosanna Marsella, Sergi Segarra, Kim Ahrens, Cristina Alonso and Lluís Ferrer

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:92

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Canine otitis externa is a painful condition which can be challenging to treat due to difficulties in the administration of otic medication. This can be due to lack of owner compliance in the application of ea...

    Authors: Adolfo Maria Tambella, Anna Rita Attili, Francesca Beribè, Margherita Galosi, Andrea Marchegiani, Matteo Cerquetella, Angela Palumbo Piccionello, Cecilia Vullo, Andrea Spaterna and Alessandro Fruganti

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:91

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Equine malignant melanoma (EMM) is a frequently occurring dermoepidermal tumor in grey horses. Currently available therapies are either challenging or inefficient. Betulinic acid (BA), a naturally occurring tr...

    Authors: Lisa A. Weber, Jessica Meißner, Julien Delarocque, Jutta Kalbitz, Karsten Feige, Manfred Kietzmann, Anne Michaelis, Reinhard Paschke, Julia Michael, Barbara Pratscher and Jessika-M. V. Cavalleri

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2020 16:44

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Alopecia is defined as the partial or complete absence of hair from areas of the body where it normally grows. Alopecia secondary to an infectious disease or parasitic infestation is commonly seen in cattle. I...

    Authors: Matthias Wieland, Sabine Mann, Nicole S. Gollnick, Monir Majzoub-Altweck, Gabriela Knubben-Schweizer and Martin C. Langenmayer

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:411

    Content type: Case Report

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  13. Dogs with year-round atopic dermatitis are often sensitized to Dermatophagoides house dust mites (HDM). Storage mites (SM) are known to grow on cereal-rich foods. Tyrophagus SM can exacerbate clinical signs of al...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry and Ralf S. Mueller

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:385

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Topical antimicrobials are recommended for first line treatment of surface and superficial infections in dogs. This is especially important given the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistant infections...

    Authors: Rebecca Rafferty, Victoria H. Robinson, Jennifer Harris, Sally A. Argyle and Tim J. Nuttall

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:382

    Content type: Research article

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  15. Flea bite is considered to be the main cause of allergic dermatitis in cats. There is a need for treatments able to control clinical signs of allergic dermatitis associated with flea bite in cats.

    Authors: Amaury Briand, Noelle Cochet-Faivre, Pascal Prélaud, Rob Armstrong and Céline Hubinois

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:337

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Autoimmune dermatoses targeting melanocytes have gained attention in human medicine due to their progressive nature and the social impact suffered by affected individuals. In veterinary medicine, vitiligo and ...

    Authors: Heng L. Tham, Keith E. Linder and Thierry Olivry

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:251

    Content type: Review

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  17. Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease. The goal of this study was to evaluate food designed to improve skin barrier function and lower inflammation to reduce pruritus and clinical severity in ...

    Authors: Angela Witzel-Rollins, Maryanne Murphy, Iveta Becvarova, Stephen R. Werre, Marie-Christine Cadiergues and Hein Meyer

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:220

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Autologous platelet concentrates are currently widely used across different areas of regenerative medicine in order to enhance the wound healing process. Although several protocols for platelet concentrates ar...

    Authors: Hsin-Chung Tsai, Gary Ro-Lin Chang, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Huan Ou-Yang, Li-Chuan Huang, Shinn-Chih Wu and Chuan-Mu Chen

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:191

    Content type: Research article

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  19. Medicinal plants have been used traditionally since centuries for wound care and treatment of skin diseases both in human and animals. Skin diseases are one of the most common reasons for owners to take their ...

    Authors: Milena Tresch, Meike Mevissen, Hannah Ayrle, Matthias Melzig, Petra Roosje and Michael Walkenhorst

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:174

    Content type: Research article

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  21. Oclacitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 enzyme inhibitor and blocks JAK1-dependent cytokines and is used to control pruritus. Studies available in cats are very limited and as there is a potential role for oclac...

    Authors: Natália Lôres Lopes, Diefrey Ribeiro Campos, Marília Alves Machado, Mariana Silva Revoredo Alves, Manuela Silva Gomes de Souza, Cristiano Chaves Pessoa da Veiga, Alexandre Merlo, Fábio Barbour Scott and Julio Israel Fernandes

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:137

    Content type: Research article

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  22. Wounds are among the most common medical conditions affecting horses and have a major economic impact on the horse industry. Wound healing in horses is distinct to that documented in other species, and often r...

    Authors: Louis Kamus, Marie Rameau and Christine Theoret

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:78

    Content type: Research article

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  23. Suture materials and techniques are frequently evaluated in ex vivo studies by comparing tensile strengths. However, the direct measurement techniques to obtain the tensile forces in canine skin are not availa...

    Authors: Austin R. J. Downey, Jin Yan, Eric M. Zellner, Karl H. Kraus, Iris V. Rivero and Simon Laflamme

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:40

    Content type: Research article

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  25. Canine generalised demodicosis is an inflammatory parasitic skin disease caused by an excessive proliferation of Demodex spp. Generalized demodicosis is a severe skin disease, that can be life threatening if not ...

    Authors: Roberta Perego, Eva Spada, Caterina Foppa and Daniela Proverbio

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2019 15:17

    Content type: Research article

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  26. There is no specific therapy for cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma (CETL). The administration of retinoids in conjunction with interferon-α (IFN-α) in CETL has not been reported in dogs.

    Authors: Ga-Won Lee, Su-Bin Song, Min-Hee Kang and Hee-Myung Park

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:382

    Content type: Case Report

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  27. Otitis externa is a common problem in small animal practice. Compliance with daily treatment is a major cause of treatment failure. The hypothesis tested is that a novel otic gel applied to the ear canal twice...

    Authors: S B King, K P Doucette, W Seewald and S L Forster

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:307

    Content type: Research article

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  28. The use of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) and Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (ASCs) are today extensively studied in the field of regenerative medicine. In recent years, human and veterinary medi...

    Authors: Deborah Chicharro, Jose M. Carrillo, Mónica Rubio, Ramón Cugat, Belén Cuervo, Silvia Guil, Jerónimo Forteza, Victoria Moreno, Jose M. Vilar and Joaquín Sopena

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:288

    Content type: Research article

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  29. Treatment of infected otitis externa (OE) relies on the topical application of specific formulations that most often contain an antibiotic, an antifungal and a glucocorticoid. This study is to report the resul...

    Authors: S. L. Forster, T. Real, K. P. Doucette and S. B. King

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:262

    Content type: Research article

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  30. For decades, the efficacy of interventions in clinical trials enrolling dogs with atopic dermatitis (AD) relied on heterogeneous evaluations of skin lesions and pruritus using unvalidated tools. Although some ...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry, Emmanuel Bensignor, Claude Favrot, Craig E. Griffin, Peter B. Hill, Ralf S. Mueller, Jon D. Plant and Hywel C. Williams

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:238

    Content type: Guidelines

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  32. Since the first description of discoid lupus erythematosus (LE) in two dogs in 1979, the spectrum of canine cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) variants has expanded markedly.

    Authors: Thierry Olivry, Keith E. Linder and Frane Banovic

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:132

    Content type: Review

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    The Editorial to this article has been published in BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:157

  35. As prednisone and ciclosporin can have immunosuppressive effects and have been considered potential predisposing factors for skin infections, we investigated the impact of these drugs on the diversity of the c...

    Authors: Giovanni Widmer, Lluís Ferrer, Claude Favrot, Judy Paps, Kevin Huynh and Thierry Olivry

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:51

    Content type: Research article

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  36. Elimination dietary trials for the diagnosis of adverse food reactions (food allergies) in dogs and cats are often conducted with commercial pet foods while relying on their label to select tho...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry and Ralf S. Mueller

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:24

    Content type: Research article

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  37. Primary photosensitisation (PS) subsequent to ingestion of the pasture legume Biserrula pelecinus L. (biserrula) has recently been confirmed in grazing livestock. Given the potential utility of this pasture speci...

    Authors: Jane C. Quinn, Yuchi Chen, Belinda Hackney, Muhammad Shoaib Tufail, Leslie A. Weston and Panayiotis Loukopoulos

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2018 14:11

    Content type: Research article

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  38. Staphylococcal infection of the canine epidermis and hair follicle is amongst the commonest reasons for antimicrobial prescribing in small animal veterinary practice. Topical therapy with fusidic acid (FA) is ...

    Authors: Sian-Marie Frosini, Ross Bond, Anette Loeffler and Jo Larner

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:345

    Content type: Research article

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  39. Previous studies mention the use of topical acyclovir for the treatment of equine sarcoids. Success rates vary and since the bovine papillomavirus (BPV) lacks the presence of a kinase necessary to activate acy...

    Authors: Maarten Haspeslagh, Mireia Jordana Garcia, Lieven E. M. Vlaminck and Ann M. Martens

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:296

    Content type: Research article

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  40. The gold standard to diagnose adverse food reactions (AFRs) in the dog and cat is currently an elimination diet with subsequent provocation trials. However, those trials are inconvenient and client compliance ...

    Authors: Ralf S. Mueller and Thierry Olivry

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:275

    Content type: Research article

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  41. Control of animal tuberculosis (TB) through vaccination has emerged as a long-term strategy to complement test and slaughter control strategy. A pilot trial under field conditions was conducted in a goat herd ...

    Authors: Enric Vidal, Claudia Arrieta-Villegas, Miriam Grasa, Irene Mercader, Mariano Domingo and Bernat Pérez de Val

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:252

    Content type: Research article

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  42. The central premise for the commercialization of diets with hydrolyzed ingredients is that the small-sized digested peptides would be unable to crosslink allergen-specific IgE at the surface of tissue mast cel...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry, Jennifer Bexley and Isabelle Mougeot

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:251

    Content type: Research article

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  43. Compared with mammals, wound healing in reptiles is characterized by reduced wound contraction and longer healing times. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical and histopathological effects of topic...

    Authors: Joao Negrini, Elena Mozos, Alejandro Escamilla, José Pérez, Rosario Lucena, Rafael Guerra and Pedro J. Ginel

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:160

    Content type: Research article

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  44. Individual differences of mink, including color type, are speculated to affect the course of wound healing, thereby impacting wound assessment and management on the farms, as well as the assessment of wounds i...

    Authors: A. Jespersen, H. E. Jensen, J. F. Agger, P. M. H. Heegaard, P. Damborg, B. Aalbæk and A. S. Hammer

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:135

    Content type: Research article

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  45. CCNU and other treatment protocols are commonly offered to owners for the treatment of dogs diagnosed with cutaneous (epitheliotropic) T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Chemotherapy protocols provide variable benefits; ...

    Authors: Aurore Laprais and Thierry Olivry

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:61

    Content type: Research article

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  46. The prevalence of cutaneous adverse food reactions (CAFRs) in dogs and cats is not precisely known. This imprecision is likely due to the various populations that had been studied. Our objectives were to syste...

    Authors: Thierry Olivry and Ralf S. Mueller

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2017 13:51

    Content type: Research article

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  48. Human inflicted bruises in slaughter pigs are hampering animal welfare, are an infringement of the animal protection act, and are a focus of public attention. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the g...

    Authors: Kristiane Barington, Jens Frederik Gramstrup Agger, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Kristine Dich-Jørgensen and Henrik Elvang Jensen

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2016 12:247

    Content type: Research article

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  50. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used clinically as a treatment modality for a variety of medical conditions including wound-healing processes. It is an attractive and emerging method to enhance wound h...

    Authors: Dominique Gagnon, Thomas W.G. Gibson, Ameet Singh, Alex R. zur Linden, Jaimie E. Kazienko and Jonathan LaMarre

    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2016 12:73

    Content type: Methodology article

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