title: Hookworm dermatitis due to Uncinaria stenocephala in a dog from Saskatchewan.
abstract: Uncinaria stenocephala hookworm dermatitis (uncinariosis) was diagnosed on fecal examination and macerated skin biopsy in a 1.5-year-old greyhound dog from Saskatchewan. This is the first reported case in Canada. Treatment with moxidectin cleared gastrointestinal and dermal infections.
authors.affiliation: Senior Veterinary Student (Chu), Prairie Diagnostic Services/Adjunct Professor, Veterinary Pathology (Myers), Veterinary Microbiology (Wagner), Professor, Small Animal Medicine (Snead), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Sherry L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Elisabeth C R
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Snead
mesh_terms: D000723:Ancylostomatoidea; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018942:Macrolides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D018942:Macrolides; C027837:moxidectin