It can also indicate the presence of a potentially deadly
underlying systemic disease.
These disorders include infectious and non-infectious skin diseases; parasitic skin diseases; immune diseases; allergy and allergy - induced skin diseases; skin disease secondary to
underlying systemic disease; cancer, cysts and other tumors of the skin; and chronic infections and inflammatory conditions of the ears.
Not exact matches
For example, impaired regulatory systems leading to
systemic inflammation, and excessive stress responsivity, are related to biological aging1 and may partly
underlie pathogenesis of cardiovascular2, 3 and Alzheimer's 4, 5
diseases (AD).
While each autoimmune
disease presents differently, there is a main
underlying thread that runs through all of them: chronic,
systemic inflammation.
Often, an associated
underlying immunosuppressive
disease, such as FIV, FeLV, diabetes mellitus, hyperadrenocorticism, toxoplasmosis,
systemic lupus erythematosus, or squamous cell carcinoma in situ is present in patients with generalized
disease.3
As previously mentioned, additional tests might be needed to rule out
underlying diseases such as
systemic hypertension or hyperthyroidism which may cause similar hypertrophy of the left ventricle as HCM.
Worst of all, pet owners believe their pet's teeth are healthy but
underlying disease goes undetected and untreated, resulting in tremendous pain, tooth loss and
systemic bacterial infections.
High levels of carbs also push cats into a state of long - term
systemic inflammation which is the
underlying cause of inflammatory bowel
disease, cystitis (urinary tract inflammation), gingivitis, asthma, and chronic skin eruptions.
However, diarrhea can also be a symptom of a more serious
underlying disorder such as allergies, bacterial or viral infections, inflammatory intestinal
disease, organ dysfunction, or other
systemic illness.