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Conclusions

The transient nature of certain types of skin lesions can create confusion in the mind of the inexperienced clinician.

Examination of an animal with a 'pustular' disease may be characterised clinically be a predominance of papules (preceding the pustules) and crusts (which develop as the pustules dry out and heal).  The pustules may be relatively small in number and hard to find.

An understanding of the evolutionary process of skin lesions is essential.  In addition, a pruritic eruption may be transformed by chewing and licking into an alopecic, excoriated bleeding patch.

 
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