REMEDIES ADMINISTERED FOR DERMATOSIS

Abstract

This review shows that canine AD is a complex disease, which can often be associated with other pruritic diseases. Due to the lack of an accurate commercial allergy test to diagnose canine AD, a clinical diagnosis based on the exclusion of other possible pruritic dermatoses and Favrot criteria is necessary. As CARF is often indistinguishable from canine AD, appropriately performed dietary exclusion trials are necessary whenever there is perennial pruritus and/or concomitant gastrointestinal signs. Allergy testing should only be used after clinical diagnosis of canine AD, with the main objective of identifying possible causative allergens that can be avoided or treated with ASIT. More research is necessary to further evaluate the phenotypic variations of canine AD among other breeds, evaluate allergens involving certain body sites, and improve testing methods.