Immune-Mediated Ear Flap & Tail Vasculitis
KEY POINTS:
- Natural Immunotherapy can be very helpful for autoimmune dermatitis
- Natural Immunotherapy is an effective and safe immune modulation without side effects
Patient: Princess, a 5-year-old female spayed cocker mix
History:
Chronic skin disease for about one year.
Physical Findings:
Redness, swelling, scale, cracking, crusts, hair loss, erosions, and PAIN of the muzzle, eyelids, ear flaps, foot pads, and tail.
Diagnostics:
Diagnosed by a dermatologist as having an Immune-mediated Ear Flap & Tail Vasculitis.
12/28/10 Notice mild swelling and depigmentation around eyelids and muzzle; Ulceration and hair loss of the Tail; Constantly bleeding Right ear flap; Pre-therapy: The ear margins are swelling, along with erosions, crusts, and scaling. The Ear Flaps are very painful.
Therapy:
She started Veterinary Immune Tabs on 12/28/10 and showed improvement within 2 weeks. The owner was also instructed to start a novel protein diet at that time.
Traditional Therapy:
NOT USED. It would have included some of the following: doxycycline/niacinamide combination, Immunosuppressive drugs: pentoxifylline, topical tacrolimus, oral cyclosporine, and topical and oral corticosteroids.
Follow Up:
01/18/11 Right Ear Flap. Good hair regrowth, healing erosions, resolving crusts, and scale Ear Flaps are MUCH LESS painful!; Left Ear Flap. Healing erosions, good hair regrowth, Less swelling, and less pain.
04/11/11 Right Ear Flap. Four months into therapy, Earflap borders continue to heal—no pain, minimal scaling or redness. Tail: good hair regrowth, no bleeding, and healed ulcers.
After just three weeks on the Veterinary Immune Tabs, we saw a marked improvement in her condition. There was good hair regrowth, decreased pain and swelling, and healing crusts and erosions. Her owners were very happy with her progress!
Update:
Just 3 1/2 months into therapy, Princess continues to improve and feels excellent. What good natural immune modulation Vet-I-Tabs can accomplish with these difficult immune-mediated skin conditions is incredible.
Update: 02/22/2015
Princess is alive and doing well. Her ear flap disease is well-controlled. She did eventually need to have the end of her tail amputated due to damaged vascular beds. She continues to be maintained at a low dose with veterinary immune tabs and a tiny amount of an oral corticosteroid.
ATTENDING VETERINARIAN: Dr. Bill Burlingame
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