Eczema Treatment Care

I don’t have an answer to your question. I’m just curious. In humans, many autoimmune disorders follow active infections, so I’m assuming there is no active strep infection now, but just an autoimmune response causing inflammation and poor blood supply to the follicles?
And maybe there was a strep infection that resolved, but caused the autoimmunity to develop?
I would email you, but I think it is interesting for everyone to hear about something like this. I’m asking because it doesn’t sound like they think there is active strep, or he would be on antibiotics, right? I have heard of combining steroid and antibiotic treatment in some cases, so I’m so curious to understand this. I know nothing about donkey versus horse, so I’m of no help there…..if I get time today, though, I’ll see if I can find any info on it.
Add……There are hundreds of strains of strep bacteria, and most are contagious. But not in all situations, and often it is living in our own tissues and then activates to produce an infection. But more important, I think in your case, is if there is still an underlying strep infection possibly involved in this whole scenario. Often an autoimmune disorder follows an active infection, but the infection is no longer present. I wouldn’t necessarily be worried about whether it is contagious, but whether it is present at all, and active in producing the inflammation. I seriously doubt it would be contagious in this case. In humans, strep infections can go on to cause autoimmune diseases such as endocarditis, which is an inflammation of heart lining tissue. These people don’t have active, contagious strep infections, but sometimes the treatment may still include antibiotics to kill any active strep germs just in case. It gets complicated and confusing.
Vasculitis just means there is inflammation within the blood vessels, and if it is autoimmune, then steroids would be very beneficial in humans…..like I said though, I don’t know about equines, much less mules or donkeys. I have to get ready for tomorrow, but I’ll come back as I get the chance to.
P.S. Just call me gallop!!!
ADD…I’m just going to add as I find things, since I am sneaking on here at this point. There is a hormone based cause in humans, called progesterone autoimmune dermatitis, with the same hair loss and atrophy of the follicle, and vasculitis. the cause is the immune system suddenly identifying progesterone (normal hormone) as foreign. The treatment is steroids.
I hopr this remains out there, but I can’t do this for the next day or so.

Mulereiner:
If you’re game to try anything, try some motor oil on a small spot on Ozzy. It will take a couple of weeks but you SHOULD see hair growing back. It’s worked for decades on horses with anything from mites to summer itch.
Just remember to WASH it off if you’re tack him up.

Wow, never would have guessed that one! (In fact..I have never even heard of it). Glad to hear you finally have some answers, and a treatment plan in the works.