Term
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Definition
| -infection of the nail bed |
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Term
| Definition: Onychodystrophy |
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Definition
| -abnormalities of the nail |
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Term
| Nail bed involvement in the cat should cause ______. |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the common disorders of the claw? |
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Definition
-trauma
-paronychia
-onychodystrophy
-pemphigus
-neoplasia |
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Term
| Definition: Onychodystrophy/ onychomadesis |
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Definition
| -abnormal nail formation and sloughing of the nails |
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Term
| Definition: Onychogryopsis |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What are the clinical signs seen with bacterial paronychia? |
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Definition
-nail folds are often swollen, inflamed, and painful
-exudate may be expressed from nail fold |
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Term
| What are some of the causes of bacterial paronychia? |
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Definition
-trauma
-interdigital pyoderma
-demodectic mange
-atopy
-immune mediated diseases
-endocrinopathies |
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Term
| HOw do we treat bacterial paronychia? |
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Definition
-systemic antibiotics
-foot soaks in chlorhexidine |
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Term
| Which dogs are predisposed to symmetric lupoid onychodystrophy? |
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Definition
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Term
| How do we diagnose symmetric lupoid onycodystrophy? |
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Definition
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Term
| How do we treat symmetric lupoid onychodystrophy? |
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Definition
| -oral prednisone, tetracycline, and niacinamide |
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Term
| What are the breeds predisposed to idiopathic onychodystrophy? |
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Definition
| -Dachshund, Rottweiler, Ridgeback, Cocker and English springer spaniels, Huskies, German shepherds, Greyhound, whippets |
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Term
| How do we treat idiopathic onychodystrophy? |
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Definition
-frequent trimming of nails
-acrilic nail cement
-oral gelatin
-surgical declawing
-tetracycline and niacinamide |
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