The ACVD task force on canine atopic dermatitis (XI): the relationship between arthropod hypersensitivity and atopic dermatitis in the dog

The relationship between arthropod allergen hypersensitivity and the development of canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is unclear. It has been shown that dogs with AD are more likely to exhibit positive intradermal reactivity to flea allergens than non-pruritic dogs from the same flea-endemic geographic...

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Published in:Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 2001-09, Vol.81 (3), p.233-237
Main Authors: Sousa, Candace A, Halliwell, Richard E.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arthropoda
Arthropods
Atopy
Dermatitis, Atopic - immunology
Dermatitis, Atopic - veterinary
Dog
Dog Diseases - immunology
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dogs
Flea allergy dermatitis
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - parasitology
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - veterinary
Siphonaptera
Siphonaptera - immunology
Siphonaptera - pathogenicity
Societies, Medical
United States
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Summary:The relationship between arthropod allergen hypersensitivity and the development of canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is unclear. It has been shown that dogs with AD are more likely to exhibit positive intradermal reactivity to flea allergens than non-pruritic dogs from the same flea-endemic geographic region. Also, dogs in a flea endemic region are four times more likely to suffer from flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) and AD than from FAD alone. These results provide indirect evidence to support the hypothesis that, in the canine species, atopy predisposes to the development of hypersensitivity to flea allergens and eventually to FAD. A causal relationship between insects other than fleas and canine AD has not been identified with certainty.
ISSN:0165-2427
1873-2534
DOI:10.1016/S0165-2427(01)00344-0