Valoración del prurito en pacientes con problemas dermatológicos, por parte de la percepción del propietario vs la escala de Hill, en Dermatovet-CEVET en la ciudad de Quito DM.

Abstract

Among skin diseases, allergic dermatitis is the most frequent in dogs, both in routine diagnostic and outpatient clinical examination. These diseases are accompanied by pruritus and affect humans and pets. Allergic skin diseases in dogs can have varied causes and present varied clinical forms. However, a predominant factor is pruritus, which is the reason for the first study of pruritus assessment in skin diseases in dogs, at the Veterinary Specialties Center Dermatovet-CEVET - Quito. For the study 263 canine patients with dermatological problems were evaluated with the predominant phenotype mestizo (22,05%), about sex and being sterilized there was no predominance (50% for male/female and sterilized or not) and for the ages, there was a greater number of individuals for adults (71,10%) and Senior (23,20%), the predominant type of feeding is mixed (567%); In addition, the dermatological diagnosis was performed employing scrapings, cytology and trichography, finding three main dermatopathies: Atopic dermatitis, flea bite, and food allergy. For the assessment of pruritus, the Hill et al. (2007) scale was used in three moments: assessment of the owner without training, assessment of the owner with training before treatment, and post-treatment assessment; this allowed identifying that the owner's perception of the initial pruritus is exaggerated; on the other hand, the use of the scale showed that the diagnosis and treatment were accurate when there were changes in the pre and post-treatment assessment. Additionally, it was identified that the pathologies with the highest degree of pruritus were Food Allergic Dermatitis, Canine Atopic Dermatitis, and Flea Allergic Dermatitis and that these are associated with the type of housing and food. With the above mentioned, it is concluded that the Hill et al. (2007) scale is a necessary tool for the diagnosis and management of dermatological alterations associated with pruritus.