Table 1.
Results of the 19 Sarcoptes-positive red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the Province of Pisa (Tuscany, central Italy) divided according to age (in year), sex, positivity for Malassezia overgrowth in ears, body score, presence of Malassezia (M) or bacteria (B) in histological sections of skin, gross distribution patterna and gross/histopathological scoreb of Sarcoptes-related cutaneous lesions according to Nimmervoll et al. (Nimmervoll et al., 2013).
| Fox N° | Age | Sex | Malassezia (ear) | Cutaneous gross lesion distribution patterna | Cutaneous gross/histopathological lesion scoreb | Malassezia and/or bacteria at histology | Body score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | < 1 | M | Pos | 1 | A | B | 2 |
| 9 | > 1 | F | Pos | 2 | B | M, B | 3 |
| 10 | < 1 | F | Neg | 2 | B | M, B | 3 |
| 14 | > 1 | M | Pos | 2 | A | – | 3 |
| 21 | > 1 | M | Pos | 1 | C | – | 2 |
| 22 | > 1 | F | Pos | 2 | A | – | 3 |
| 24 | < 1 | F | Pos | 1 | A | – | 2 |
| 25 | < 1 | F | Pos | 2 | B | M | 3 |
| 26 | > 1 | F | Pos | 3 | B | – | 3 |
| 27 | > 1 | F | Pos | 3 | C | – | 2 |
| 28 | < 1 | F | Pos | 2 | B | M, B | 3 |
| 31 | > 1 | F | Pos | 1 | C | M | 2 |
| 32 | < 1 | M | Pos | 2 | B | – | 3 |
| 36 | < 1 | M | Pos | 2 | C | – | 4 |
| 37 | < 1 | F | Pos | 3 | A | – | 2 |
| 38 | > 1 | F | Pos | 2 | B | M, B | 4 |
| 42 | < 1 | F | Pos | 2 | B | M, B | 3 |
| 44 | > 1 | M | Pos | 2 | B | M, B | 3 |
| 46 | > 1 | F | Pos | 1 | A | B | 2 |
1: only tail and/or hind limbs; 2: in addition to the aforementioned regions, the back and/or thorax affected; 3: in addition to the aforementioned regions, neck and/or head involved.
A: early stage (thin crusts, focally extensive distribution, few mites; B: fatal form (thick crusts, hyperkeratosis, lichenification, diffuse distribution, numerous mites); C: healing form (alopecia, no crusts, focal distribution, hyperpigmentation, very rare mites).