Abstract：
Sarcoptic mange causes pruritic and crusting dermatitis in a large number of mammalian species with varying population impacts. Between 2016 and 2022, 15 North American porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) were diagnosed with sarcoptic mange at Cornell University\'s Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital in Ithaca, New York. Disease severity varied among individuals but all shared a similar unique presentation with thick, pale tan to yellow crusts limited in distribution to the ventral, nonquilled areas of the body, including the ventral abdomen and thorax, distal limbs, and face. The thick, hard nature of the crusts resulted in additional complications in many individuals, including inability to move the jaw and cracking and fissuring of the crusts and skin over joints of the limbs. Mites were plentiful within the crusts, with some burrowing into the epidermis as deep as the stratum spinosum. Secondary bacterial and/or fungal dermatitis were common, resulting in sepsis and death in three of the porcupines. Treatment with avermectins (ivermectin and/or selamectin) for 4-5 wk was successful in 12 cases in combination with other supportive care measures, including subcutaneous fluids, antimicrobials, and analgesics. Porcupines were hospitalized for an average of 18 d (ranging from 7 to 50 d) prior to transfer to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for continued treatment and eventual release back into the wild.
摘要：
在具有不同种群影响的大量哺乳动物物种中，腕带会引起瘙痒和结痂性皮炎。在2016年至2022年之间，有15只北美豪猪（Erethizondorsatum）在伊萨卡的康奈尔大学珍妮特·斯旺森野生动物医院被诊断出患有沙眼。纽约疾病的严重程度因个体而异，但所有人都有相似的独特表现，浅褐色至黄色结壳，分布在腹侧，身体的非弯曲区域，包括腹部和胸部,远端肢体,和脸。厚厚的，硬皮的性质导致了许多人的额外并发症，包括无法移动下颚，四肢关节上的结皮和皮肤破裂和裂开。螨虫在地壳内很丰富，有一些钻洞进入表皮，像棘层一样深。继发性细菌性和/或真菌性皮炎很常见，导致三个豪猪败血症和死亡。阿维菌素（伊维菌素和/或塞拉菌素）治疗4-5周，在12例病例中与其他支持性护理措施结合使用成功，包括皮下液体,抗菌药物,和镇痛药.豪猪平均住院18d（从7到50d不等），然后转移到有执照的野生动物康复中心继续治疗并最终释放回野外。
