Dirty Face syndrome
Share article with friendsThe first symptoms appear for kittens already at the age of 4-5 months, when the owners of the kittens begin to suffer from excessive formation of black skin (of) on the distal part of the hair, face, often in a symmetrical pattern, and in particular on the Chin, around the mouth and around the eyes. In some cases, the cat is black and the synovial fluid in the ears and the emergence of mutual inflammation of the ear canal. The procedure for the development of the disease in some cases occurs in animals, which is sometimes very strong and the cat is literally scratching his face into the blood. Despite regular washing face cats this phenomenon the best and the animals are tired.
When these symptoms most veterinarians will consider other possible diagnoses such as external parasites may, fungal disease, food allergy and herpeticka infection. If there are hypoallergenic diets are ineffective, and other diagnoses are not supported by anything, it's Dirty face syndrome indeed. The DFS also cytological examination of the skin often proves present secondary bacterial and yeast infections (e.g.. Malassezia pachydermatis) and histology changes in the skin such as the akantoza, the creation of eschar formation, hydropicka the basal degeneration of cells.
Affected breeds are Persian and exotic cats. Older sources argued that this is a hereditary disease, as is the case with the Persian cats with seborrhoeou (of the disease, which is the increased production of skin and hyperkeratoza), but it was recommended to consider this illness alone and without the assumption of inheritance.
Treatment
Unfortunately, it is not known a single efficient therapeutic procedure and must always address each patient individually. Are mainly secondary bacterial and yeast infections with local antimicrobial terapiii, including funds based on chlorhexidine and mikonazolu, such as. Clorexyderm in the form of gels, shampoo, solutions. Systemic antimicrobial therapy is then implemented with antibiotics such as cefalexin, amoxicillin, enrofloxacin and antimykotiky (ketokonazol). The effect may be in treatment and orally administered glucocorticoids or depot-steroid injections.
Studies show that some cats was a Dirty Face Syndrome managed by using the imunosupresiv cyklosporinu and tacrolimus in a very short time, but after a long while for some cats found resistance to this treatment. Therefore, treatment is more-and-error method. In some cases, when the cats suffered from a very strong svedenim, there is nothing left other than access to euthanasia. The disease is not the way to the vet and zlehcovano are already taking place, and further studies are planned, which could in the future to help with medical treatment.
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