Sentences with word «injai»

Demodex injai infection typically does not cause alopecia but instead is most commonly associated with an oily coat on the dorsum of the neck and trunk.

Cases of D. injai infection are associated primarily with a dorsal seborrheic dermatitis.2, 3

Demodex injai infection has been observed more commonly in terrier breeds, such as West Highland white terriers, and only a low number of mites may be found on skin scrapings.6

The mites cause a greasy dermatitis (seborrhea oleosa) along the dorsum over the spine2 and have also been associated with intense facial pruritus (itch).4 Because it is caused by relatively few mites, folliculitis secondary to D. injai demodicosis may be subtle in presentation, making a diagnosis based on clinical observation more difficult.

«Not a lot is known about demodex injai just yet,» Schick says.

Commonly, nodules and furuncles (swollen and ruptured hair follicles) are formed with pododemodicosis (FIGURE 6), particularly in English bulldogs.2 As mentioned earlier, D. canis or D. injai mites can be found in the external ear canals.

Shi h Tzu dogs and terriers seem to get demodex injai more than other breeds and sedation may be required to collect a skin scraping considering the face is often affected most.

Desch CE, Hillier A. Demodex injai: a new species of hair follicle mite (Acari: Demodecidae) from the domestic dog (Canidae).

Clinical signs of D. cornei infection are similar to those of D. canis infection, but D. injai infection can have a different presentation.

Demodex injai, the large - bodied Demodex species mite, is larger in all life stages than D. canis (Figure 2).1 Histologic examination shows that these mites tend to reside within the sebaceous glands.

To date, D. injai have been noted only in adult - onset disease.3

Another dermatological condition on the rise is demodicosis caused by demodex injai.

D. injai is commonly found in terrier breeds, but usually in low numbers.

In the 1990s, a mite later named Demodex injai (FIGURE 3) was noted to have a longer tail than D. canis.

The condition is caused by3 mite species (Demodex canis - most common, Demodex gotoi and Demodex injai) that naturally live on dogs in low numbers.

Three species of Demodex mites have been identified in dogs: Demodex canis, Demodex gatoi, and Demodex injai.

But Demodex injai and cornei can also cause similar problems.

Demodex injai has been found most commonly in terriers where it causes an excessively oily, musty coat (seborrheic dermatitis)- particularly along the spine - but little hair loss.