Yet it was Estragon who'd suffered the aneurysm that, so the medroids had told him, had led to a fatal and yet undetected build - up of arterial scurf that had killed him. (scientificamerican.com)
The tell tale signs of these parasites are scratching, although not necessarily excessive scratching, and a drying of the skin showing an increase in scurf or dandruff. (best-cat-art.com)
It can also look like tiny pimples and scurf on the kitty's skin, or when it's really bad it can appear as moist sores spreading outward. (myhealthycat.com)