Table 1.

Appearance and diagnosis of some common camelid skin conditions

Disease Condition	Lesion Character	Lesion Distribution	Diagnosis
Chorioptic mange	Crusting, scaling alopecia Variable pruritus	Perineum, medial thighs, feet	Skin scrapings
Zinc responsive dermatosis	Papular to plaques and crusts Nonpruritic	Thinly haired areas, especially face Often 1–2 y olds Dark-fleeced animals may be predisposed	Skin biopsy Response to long-term supplementation
Idiopathic nasal or perioral dermatosis (mange)	Alopecia and crusting Variable pruritus	Perinasal Perioral ± periocular	Skin biopsy Probably a reaction pattern to a variety of insults (eg, bacteria, ectoparasites)
Fibropapilloma	Raised, hyperkeratotic firm nodule	Facial May be multiple foci	Skin biopsy ± PCR for papillomavirus42