Dogs that are afflicted with ear mites will typically scratch at the ears excessively and shake their heads, even pulling out their own hair as they scratch. Some dogs will shake their heads so much that an hematoma of the ear will form (with blood pooling in the ear due to breakage of a blood vessel). Also a concern is when dogs will scratch at their ears to the point that damage is done to the ear canals or ear drums.
The hypertrophic scar is defined as a widened or unsightly scar that does not extend beyond the original boundaries of the wound. Unlike keloids, the hypertrophic scar reaches a certain size and subsequently stabilizes or regresses.
Practice Essentials. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder that has a variable presentation and carries a high incidence of sudden death. Its hallmark is myocardial hypertrophy that is inappropriate and often asymmetrical and that occurs in the absence of an obvious inciting hypertrophic stimulus.ackground. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) (see the image below) is a genetic disorder that is typically inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion with variable penetrance and variable expressivity.