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16 June 2022 THE USE OF INTRADERMAL SKIN TESTING AND HYPOSENSITIZATION INJECTIONS TO CONTROL SEASONAL DERMATITIS IN GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROSES (RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS)
Sarah B. Chaney, Melissa Loewinger, Donna Doherty, Colleen M. McCann, Kenneth J. Conley, Denise McAloose, Andrew Rosenberg, John M. Sykes IV
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Abstract

Allergic dermatitis was diagnosed in a 25-yr-old female greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and her 6-yr-old female offspring by skin biopsy, intradermal skin testing (IDST), and allergen-specific serum IgE testing. Dam and offspring presented with seasonal, erosive, and ulcerative dermatitis affecting the face, legs, and trunk starting at 6 and 2 yr of age, respectively. IDST was performed at the caudal pinnal base using 61 regionally specific allergens. Specific serum allergen responses were detected using Heska's Equine ALLERCEPT® Allergen Panel. Histopathology of the lesions was consistent with an allergic etiology. Injectable allergen-specific immunotherapy was initiated in both animals and within 6 to 18 mon after commencing hyposensitization clinical improvement was noted. This report documents a repeatable methodology for IDST and serological allergen testing for use in rhinoceroses. The hyposensitization protocol detailed here can help guide future treatment protocols.

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Sarah B. Chaney, Melissa Loewinger, Donna Doherty, Colleen M. McCann, Kenneth J. Conley, Denise McAloose, Andrew Rosenberg, and John M. Sykes IV "THE USE OF INTRADERMAL SKIN TESTING AND HYPOSENSITIZATION INJECTIONS TO CONTROL SEASONAL DERMATITIS IN GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROSES (RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53(2), 485-491, (16 June 2022). https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0129
Accepted: 6 March 2022; Published: 16 June 2022
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