Estudo retrospectivo de dermatites por ácaros causadores de sarna, em cães atendidos no Hospital Veterinário de Patos.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to carry out a retrospective review of case records of dermopathy by mites that cause mange in dogs treated at the small animal clinic of the Veterinary Hospital at the UFCG campus, Patos-PB, for this, the medical records of the clinical study group were analyzed during the period of 2006 to 2010, gathering the following information: breed, age, gender, seasonal factors and ethiological agents, in order to get to know the characteristics of skin disorders caused by mites in these animals, and based on the results, compare them to the literature findings. In the studied period 818 animals presented skin disorders, of which 100 were diagnosed as positive for scabies, among these 100 cases, 76 were positive for demodectic mange and 24 for sarcoptic mange. Among the dogs tested positive for some kind of mange, the mixed breed ones showed a proportion of 43%, and the pure breed ones 57%. Regarding age, young animals (<1 year of age), had a higher predisposition to scabies infection when compared to the predisposition of adult and senior animals. Regarding the parameters of gender, and seasonality, were not verified any relevant values that influenced the occurrence of any of the types of scabies.