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Clinical criteria for the diagnosis of adverse food reactions in dogs with atopic dermatitis

Clinical criteria for the diagnosis of adverse food reactions in dogs with atopic dermatitis
  • Twenty-nine dogs with atopic dermatitis were included

Diagnosis of canine adverse food reactions (AFRs) is based on vague criteria, such as '>50% improvement' during elimination diet trial (EDT) followed by 'deterioration' during provocation test (PT). The objective of the study was to use predefined criteria to evaluate response during EDT [i.e., Owner Global Assessment of Treatment Efficacy (OGATE) = good-to-excellent] and relapse during PT [i.e., Owner Global Assessment of Challenge Deterioration (OGACD) = moderate-to-severe and/or >100% increase of lesional (Canine Atopic Dermatitis Extent and Severity Index, 4th iteration, CADESI-04) and/or of pruritus (pruritus Visual Analog Scale, PVAS) scores]. Twenty-nine dogs with atopic dermatitis were included. An extensively hydrolysed ...

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