Table 3

Degree of clinical signs in 51 dogs with SA at diagnosis and in 33 dogs at follow-up.


Category
springer spaniel
standard poodle
akita
total

At diagnosis
Number of dogs
24
19
8
51

Graded as mild = 1, moderate = 2, severe = 3 in number of dogs

Alopecia at diagnosis
6, 11, 7
9, 10, 0
2, 5, 1
17, 26, 8

Seborrhoea at diagnosis
3, 8, 13
5, 11, 3
0, 6, 2
8, 25, 18

Pyoderma up to diagnosis 1
5, 9, 10
12, 3, 4
2, 0, 6
19, 12, 20

Severity of signs at diagnosis
2, 11, 11
4, 13, 2
2, 3, 3
8, 27, 16

Graded as no = 0, yes = 1 in number of dogs

Pruritus at diagnosis
10, 14
11, 8
2, 6
23, 28

Otitis up to diagnosis
14, 10
14, 5
7, 1
35, 16

Paw involvement at diagnosis
20, 4
16, 3
5, 3
41, 10

General signs/discomfort
21, 3
14, 5
5, 3
40, 11
At follow-up
Number of dogs
14
14
5
33

Graded as mild = 1, moderate = 2, severe = 3 in number of dogs

Alopecia at follow-up
9, 5, 0
7, 5, 2
1, 2, 2
17, 12, 4

Seborrhoea at follow-up
7, 3, 4
5, 6, 3
1, 1, 3
13, 10, 10

Pyoderma during follow-up1
3, 1, 10
10, 2, 2
0, 1, 4
13, 4, 16

Severity of signs at follow-up
7, 3, 4
8, 1, 5
1, 2, 2
16, 6, 11

Graded as no = 0, yes = 1 in number of dogs

Pruritus at follow-up
8, 6
10, 4
3, 2
21, 12

Otitis during follow-up
6, 8
11, 3
5, 0
22, 11

Paw involvement at follow-up
11, 3
12, 2
2, 3
25, 8

1 = the grading refers to "events of pyoderma", 1 = none, 2 = once, 3 = more than once.

Hernblad Tevell et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:11   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-11