Resumo em língua estrangeira
Skin disorders represent a significant percentage of consultations in domestic animals, with acariosis being caused by mites common in dogs and cats. Demodex canis is a mite responsible for scabies, a condition in which it reproduces excessively, proliferating in environmental cellular imbalances with difficult transmission between animals due to its deep location in the skin, making it possible for prolonged contact to occur. Age influences the development of the disease with localized or generalized clinical forms. Signs include erythema and hair loss, mainly on the head. To diagnose demodicosis, parasitological examination using skin scrapings is the ideal technique for diagnosing due to its practicality and low cost with high sensitivity. This examination allows the detection of adult mites or evidence of an increased proportion of mites on the animal's skin, helping to accurately diagnose the condition and plan appropriate treatment.