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Is he scratching it out or is it falling out?
Is the hair falling out from infection or demodicosis?
Are the hair follicles no longer cycling? What conditions are associated with the hair cycle abnormalities? What is Alopecia X? How is Alopecia X diagnosed? How do we treat Alopecia X? What do we know about the hair cycle in dogs?
Dr. Linda A. Frank
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-4544
Tel: (865) 974-8387 (ET)  Email: LFrank@utk.edu |
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How is Alopecia X diagnosed? |
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There is no test that can definitively diagnose your dog as having Alopecia X.
Alopecia X is diagnosed by first ruling out hypothyroidism or Cushings Syndrome. A biopsy is sometimes taken to make sure that there isn’t an infection or other inflammatory condition causing the hair loss. This is especially important in Samoyeds or other breeds known to get sebaceous adenitis, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands that causes a similar clinical presentation. |
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