Dermatological System

Acute or chronic inflammation of the external ear canal, commonly complicated by secondary bacterial or yeast overgrowth.

A malignant skin cancer arising from mast cells, specialized immune cells that contain bioactive granules of histamine and heparin.

An unpleasant cutaneous sensation that provokes the desire to scratch, chew, lick, rub, or bite the skin.

Pinpoint, non-blanching red or purple hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes, signaling severe primary platelet disorders or vasculitis.

Synthetic glucocorticoid steroid medications used to suppress inflammation, relieve allergic reactions, and manage autoimmune conditions.

A targeted Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor that selectively stops the itch and inflammation pathway in allergic dogs.

An injectable, caninized monoclonal antibody that targets and neutralizes interleukin-31 (IL-31) to relieve allergic itching in dogs.

A potentiated broad-spectrum aminopenicillin antibiotic combined with a beta-lactamase inhibitor to treat skin, urinary, and respiratory bacterial infections.

A synthetic isomer of levothyroxine (T4) used as lifelong daily hormone replacement therapy for canine hypothyroidism.

A potent bactericidal fluoroquinolone antibiotic targeting bacterial DNA gyrase, used for severe Gram-negative infections.

A first-generation bactericidal cephalosporin antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis, premier for canine bacterial pyoderma.

A quantitative serum immunoassay measuring the total concentration of circulating thyroxine (protein-bound and free T4).

A quick, minimally invasive diagnostic procedure using a fine needle to collect cells from a lump, organ, or fluid for microscopic cytology.

The surgical excision of a cutaneous, subcutaneous, or internal tissue mass with appropriate surgical margins to diagnose and treat tumors or cysts.

The microscopic evaluation of cells collected from body fluids, ear exudate, skin scrapings, or fine-needle aspirates.

The external cartilaginous projection of the ear that captures and funnels sound waves into the ear canal.

An injection route abbreviation designating administration into the subcutaneous connective tissue layer beneath the skin.