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Dermatopathies are diseases that affect the skin and can be caused by various causes, including allergic, infectious, autoimmune, among others. The skin is the largest organ in the body and has an important protective barrier function, therefore, any disease that affects it can harm the animal's primary defense. In this article, cases referring to the diagnosis of dermatopathies in geriatric dogs were analyzed, from March 2018 to March 2021. 274 medical records were evaluated, of which 49 showed some type of dermatopathy. A higher incidence was observed in dogs that were between 6 and 9 years old (55.1%), and the most affected breeds were the Shih Tzu (20.40%) and Pinscher (16.32%). Of the total sample of animals with skin diseases, 35 (71.42%) had allergic dermatitis and 7 had fungal skin diseases. However, other detected diseases were reported, such as identified neoplasms (8.16%), demodectic mange (2.04%) and pyodemitis (2.04%).
As dermatopatias são as doenças que acometem a pele e podem ser ocasionadas por diversas causas, dentre elas, as alérgicas, infecciosas, autoimunes, entre outras. A pele é o maior órgão do corpo e possui uma importante função de barreira protetora, sendo assim, qualquer doença que a atinge pode prejudicar a defesa cutânea primária do animal. No presente artigo, foram analisados os casos referentes ao diagnóstico de dermatopatias em cães geriátricos, no período de março de 2018 a março de 2021. Foram avaliados 274 prontuários, nos quais 49 apresentaram algum tipo de dermatopatia. Observou-se maior incidência em cães que possuíam entre 6 a 9 anos de idade (55,1%), e as raças mais acometidas foram a raça Shih Tzu (20,40%) e Pinscher (16,32%). Da casuística total dos animais com dermatopatias, 35 (71,42%) apresentaram dermatite alérgica e 7 manifestaram dermatopatia fúngica. Entretanto, foram relatadas outras doenças cutâneas, como neoplasias cutâneas (8,16%), sarna demodécica (2,04%) e piodemites (2,04%).
