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Clinical Examination of Farm Animals - CYF MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION

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CHAPTER 4<br />

PHYSICAL SIGNS OF DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SKIN<br />

Distribution <strong>of</strong> hair loss and/or skin lesions<br />

Generalised<br />

Periocular<br />

Head and neck<br />

Shoulders<br />

Thorax<br />

Back<br />

Body<br />

Tail head<br />

Genital system<br />

Perineum<br />

Udder<br />

Teats<br />

Legs<br />

Feet<br />

Pressure points<br />

Non-pigmented areas<br />

Size, shape and number <strong>of</strong> lesions<br />

Diameter<br />

Circumscribed<br />

Diffuse<br />

Single<br />

Multiple<br />

Skin abnormal<br />

Dry<br />

Greasy<br />

Flaky<br />

Seborrhoea<br />

Callus<br />

Thickened<br />

Dull<br />

Inelastic<br />

Reduced turgor (tent test for<br />

dehydration)<br />

Increased/decreased pigmentation<br />

Skin lesion type<br />

Macule<br />

Papule<br />

Nodule<br />

Plaque<br />

Mass<br />

Vesicle<br />

Pustule<br />

Scale<br />

Crust<br />

Erosion<br />

Excoriation<br />

Lacerations<br />

Ulcer<br />

Scar<br />

Fissure<br />

Sweating<br />

Necrosis<br />

Keratosis<br />

Skin peeling and parchment-like<br />

Skin wheals (urticaria)<br />

Suppurative<br />

Masses<br />

Swellings<br />

Serum oozing<br />

Presence <strong>of</strong> ticks<br />

Blow-fly strike<br />

Gangrene<br />

Loss <strong>of</strong> skin<br />

Skin temperature<br />

Hot<br />

Cold<br />

Skin colour change<br />

Jaundice<br />

Pale<br />

Cyanotic<br />

Pruritus<br />

Excessive grooming<br />

Lick marks<br />

Repeated rubbing<br />

Hair loss<br />

Hair<br />

Change in hair colour<br />

Hair hypopigmented<br />

Hair loss<br />

Symmetrical hair loss<br />

Hair broken<br />

Hair easily plucked<br />

Presence <strong>of</strong> lice<br />

Presence <strong>of</strong> eggs adherent to hairs<br />

Glossy coat<br />

Staring coat<br />

Subcutis<br />

Oedema<br />

Emphysema<br />

Swellings over pressure points<br />

Fistulae<br />

Masses<br />

Cellulitis<br />

Lymph nodes<br />

Regional lymph nodes enlarged<br />

Mucous membranes<br />

Pale<br />

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