CHAPTER 13 BACTERIAL PYODERMA 225
Fig. 13.11.Postgrooming pyoderma; 9-year-old male intact Maltese mix. DeepPseudomonas aeruginosa
infection following routine grooming or immersion in water. Lesions are often very painful and may be scarring.
Fig. 13.12.Intense erythroderma, focal atrophy (left) and lichenification (lower right) in a 2-year-old female-
spayed Great Pyrenees caused by bacterial overgrowth and toxin production. The skin appears thinned (atrophic)
from previous application of a corticosteroid-containing ointment. Lesions responded completely to appropriate
antibiotic administration and topical antiseptic therapy.