Canine demodicosis is a common, non-contagious and inflammatory parasitic dermatosis characterized by excessive proliferation of commensal mite,
Demodex canis within the hair follicles and sebaceous glands (Scott et al., 2001 and Verde, 2005).
O acaro
Demodex canis e um ectoparasita pertencente a microbiota natural da pele canina, habitando, em pequenas quantidades, os foliculos pilosos e glandulas sebaceas (RHODES, 2004).
An overgrowth of
Demodex canis mites in the hair follicles results in the condition.
Especies comunes de acaros y sus hospederos animales, reportadas en la literatura cientifica (1) Nombre cientifico Nombre comun Hospedero Chorioptes bovis Acaro de la sarna Bovinos, equinos, Chorioptes sp del ganado ovinos Dermanysus gallinae Acaro rojo de las Aves de corral, gallinas canarios, pericos, Acaro de las palomas, humanos, palomas equinos, caninos, felinos, roedores
Demodex canis Acaro folicular Caninos, felinos, Demodex cati Demodicosis ovinos, porcinos, Demodex gatoi bovinos, caprinos Demodex bovis Demodex caprae Demodex aurati Hamster Demodex criceti Sarcoptes scabiei Acaro de la sarna Caninos, ovinos, var.
Mange is a disease in dogs which causes dogs to lose patches of their fur, and is most frequently associated with
demodex canis, which is species specific, though demodex folliculorum has been documented to infest dogs and their owners.
Dessa forma, estes autores relataram a presenca de acaros, principalmente
Demodex canis, em 5% das amostras com suspeita de dermatofitose indicando que diagnosticos clinicos de dermatofitose podem ser confundidos com infeccoes de etiologia parasitaria.
La demodicosis canina es una enfermedad dermatologica parasitaria e inflamatoria que se produce debido a la proliferacion excesiva del acaro
Demodex canis [4, 13, 23], el cual se encuentra en el foliculo piloso de los perros sanos [4].
Demodicosis caused by
Demodex canis and Demodex cornei in dogs.
Demodex canis causes itching, hair loss and pustules.
The dog mite,
Demodex canis: Prevalence, fungal co-infection, reactions to light, and hair follicle apoptosis.
Diphyllobothrium latum and
Demodex canis infection in a dog from Nagpur (M.S.)- A Case Report.
Although perhaps hundreds of different types of mites are capable of infesting a dog's body, the vast majority of canine mange cases are caused by only four of them:
Demodex canis, Sarcoptes scabei, Cheyletiella yasguri and Otodectes canis.
