Interdigital Vegetative Dermatitis

Interdigital Vegetative Dermatitis

( fibroma or tumor like structure )

Definition :

• It's proliferation or hyperplasia of skin, S/c at inter digital space.

• Mainly affect hind limb

Causes:

    Chronic inflammation of skin at inter digital space- thickening of skin & fibroma or tumor like structure.

Clinical symptoms:

1- animal bear weight on heal.

2- persistence of lamness

3- hyperplasia or thickening of interdigital space

4- in some cases there is fibroma or tumor like structure vary in size & may reach to fill interdigital space.

5- ulceration & necrosis of fibroma in interdigital space.

 

Treatment

 Surgical removal of fibroma :

1.If have neck exision & suture skin

2.If no neck :

•  cauterization or astringent as cuso4 crystals ,
   silver nitrate stick

•  Dressing with antiseptic solution.

•  Dressing with antibiotic

•  Apply claw bandage

•  Smearing of bandage with medical tar.