THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE ARTUVETRIN INTRADERMAL SKIN TEST SET IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE ALLERGIC DOG SKIN DISEASES

Abstract

The allergic dog skin diseases differential diagnosis in most part of Transylvania is based on history, clinical examination and therapeutically results. In this study the Artuvetrin intra dermal skin tests (IDT) were used to investigate whether a dog is allergic to specific allergens such as grass pollen, tree pollen, mites, insects. A number of 27 dogs with different skin lesions were tested with 16 specific Artuvetrin dog allergens. The majority of dogs had immediate positive skin reactions, with appearance of a wheal and nodule at the injection side, to the dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae)(18 cases), followed by a positive reactivity to the Ctenocephalides spp. extract (15 cases), the Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Acarus siro (3 cases). Delayed reactions were described just in 3 cases. 66, 66% of dog with a positive dust mite reaction had an indoor habitat. So using Artuvetrin skin test set all the 27 dogs were diagnosed with one of the three most frequent allergic skin diseases. In conclusion, the dog allergic dermatitis differential diagnosis can based on corroboration of history's findings, clinical examinations and the result of Artuvetrin set IDT