299. The many faces of pyoderma

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For how common we see pyoderma in cats and dogs in veterinary practice, the appearance can be variable. A cutaneous bacterial infection can appear as crusting, erythema, scaling, moth-eaten alopecia, epidermal collarette, etc.

Differentials can also be varied. Pyoderma can mimic dermatophytosis, demodicosis, pemphigus foliaceus, epitheliotropic lymphoma, etc.

Check out this week's episode The Derm Vet podcast! Also, I highly encourage you to check out the YouTube channel to see some clinical images.

00:00 – Intro
01:20 – Moth-Eaten Alopecia
03:18 – Diffuse Alopecia
04:21 – Erythema
05:27 – Scaling
06:40 – Epidermal Collarettes
07:57 – Crusting
11:15 – Urticaria-like Lesions
13:58 – Outro