Any breed that has wrinkles, such as English bulldogs, Pekingese, Shar Pei, pugs, Neopolitan Mastiffs, bloodhounds and bullmastiffs, have a greater risk of
developing pyoderma.
Not exact matches
Hot spots, or
pyoderma, are red, irritated areas that
develop on your dog, often almost overnight.
Skin diseases are also rampant, with 1 of every 2 Goldens
developing some type of skin condition, especially allergies, which cause itchy skin and often lead to bacterial skin infections (
pyoderma).
Dermatitis and
pyoderma (causing irritation and infection) are commonly
develop in dogs with excessive skin folds.
If your cat
develops a secondary bacterial skin infection (
pyoderma) because of the scratching, antibiotics may also be necessary.
Though dermatitis only causes itchiness, it can predispose your pet to
developing secondary, more dangerous, bacterial skin infections, or
pyoderma, as a result of open wounds.
Lesions that
develop secondary to self - trauma include alopecia, erythema, scaling, salivary staining, hemorrhagic crusts, excoriations, lichenification, hyperpigmentation, superficial staphylococcal
pyoderma, Malassezia and bacterial overgrowth, and allergic otitis externa.