• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.136-139
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• 1997

A retrospective study on 72 dogs with demodicosis, presented to Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Chonnam National University between 1987 and 1996, is reported. About 18% of the dogs with skin disease had demodicosis. About 75% of the patients with demodicosis were purebred dogs, and the short-haired breeds had a much higher incidence than do long-haired breeds. The age of the patient ranged from 1 month to 3 years, and about 63% of the patients were less than a year of age. Sex and seasons have been shown to have no effect on the development of demodicosis. A hereditary predisposition of generalized demodicosis has been observed from an affected litter.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.209-213
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• 1998

난치성 전신성 모낭충증에 감염되어 약 4개월간 모낭충 치료제인 amitraz(0.0125%) 처치에도 불구하고 치유되지 않은 한국산 풍산개 2두에 대한 ivermectin 및 amitraz 의 병용치료효과를 알아보았다. 전신성 모낭충증은 신체의 50% 또는 4개의 발에 모두 모낭충 이 검출된 것으로 정의하였다. 내원시 신체검사, 심장사상충검사 및 최소 裂訃위에 대한 피부 박리검사를 실시하여 모낭충을 진단하였고 치료는 돼지용 ivermectin을 체중 kg당 0.5 mg을 피하로 매일 주사하였으며 1주일에 2회 amitraz 약욕을 실시하였다. 피부농피중은 cephalexin 20 mg/kg을 경구로 일일 2회 투여하여 치료하였다. 치료후 4주에 피부병변이 치유되기 시 작하였으며 6주에는 탈모 및 소수의 발진을 제외하고는 피부병변이 정상으로 회복하였다. 피 부박리검사는 6주에 모낭충이 검출되지 않았다. 이들 제제에 의한 부작용은 관찰되지 않았으며 매일 ivermectin 투여와 amitraz 약욕치료의 병용치료는 amitraz로 치료가 되지 않는 난치성의 전신성 모낭충증에 대한 치료기간을 단축시키는 효과적인 치료방법으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.169-173
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• 2021

A 10-year-old castrated male Shih-tzu dog presented with a history of generalized demodicosis, refractory to conventional therapy with ivermectin and amitraz for a year. The patient was also diagnosed with concurrent deep pyoderma, Malassezia dermatitis, and otitis externa. Treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate, antifungal drugs (itraconazole, miconazole), and milbemycin oxime resulted in a good response for 90 days. Approximately 4 months later, the first relapse of demodicosis occurred and the miticidal therapy was changed to ivermectin. Additional diagnostic tests were performed to investigate an underlying cause for the recurrence of demodicosis, and endocrinopathies and allergic dermatitis were excluded based on the results. Although ivermectin therapy was sustained for 440 days, a second relapse occurred and amitraz baths were added to the therapy. Despite this therapy, the demodicosis persisted, and the miticidal therapy was changed to oral fluralaner, which led to rapid resolution. Demodicosis did not recur again before death approximately 920 days after administration of oral fluralaner. This case report describes the complete resolution of refractory demodicosis using oral fluralaner in a dog.