271. Yeast Hypersensitivity

Cutaneous Malassezia (yeast) hypersensitivity shows up as a marked inflammatory and pruritic response to relatively low numbers of yeast organisms, though some dogs may also have overt infection with many yeast organisms on cytology.
There is no specific criteria of how to diagnose these dogs and maintain treatment. However, there are hints of how you can look at the clinical signs and history to heighten your suspicion.

Find out more on this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:25 Yeast Hypersensitivity
05:12 When to call a dog hypersensitive to yeast
07:15 Encouraging people to allergy test
08:41 How is my underlying control?
11:21 Symptoms
13:09 Outro