Demodex Crossword
Across
- 2. Prognosis is _____ in cases of adult-onset demodicosis
- 6. Species of demodex in the cat that has a long, narrow body and lives in the hair follicle
- 7. Number of consecutive negative skin scrapes necessary in order to stop treatment
- 10. Product containing milbemycin that has been used to treat demodex, although it is currently off the market
- 11. Maximum number of body area lesions to be considered 'localized' demodicosis
- 12. The skin of dogs with demodicosis is usually accompanied by _____
- 13. True or false, demodex is a contagious disease
- 16. Along with alopecia, the skin in demodex lesions also appears ____
- 18. Used to diagnose demodex
- 22. Used to treat the contagious form of demodex in the cat
- 23. Number of weeks until a recheck skin scrape is performed after initial diagnosis of demodex
- 24. The most common species that infects dogs is demodex _____
- 25. Localized demodicosis is most commonly seen in _____
Down
- 1. Demodex is considered "cured" when no relapses occur within one _____
- 3. Type of skin scrape necessary to obtain a diagnosis of demodex
- 4. A top differential in cases resembling demodex
- 5. Species of demodex in the cat that has a broad, short body, lives in the stratum corneum, and is contagious
- 7. True or false, demodex is normally found in low numbers in the hair follicles of healthy dogs
- 8. The only FDA approved treatment for generalized demodicosis
- 9. Percentage of juvenile localized demodicosis cases that will become generalized regardless of treatment
- 14. Common cause of juvenile localized demodicosis
- 15. Common location of lesions in cases of localized demodicosis
- 17. Common off-label product used in high doses to treat demodex
- 19. The most common cause of adult-onset demodicosis
- 20. Characteristic of demodex lesions
- 21. In some cases where demodex are not seen on a skin scrape, a _____ may be necessary to diagnose