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My dog has a skin patch on his leg. Is it serious or an infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 6 months old

I recently noticed this patch on bruno right hind leg any idea what is it exactly ? I am attaching photo and also is it serious or life threatening or anything like that ?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 15th, 2017

This looks like a skin rash and possible skin infection due to the yellow crusting. It doesn't appear life threatening if this is just a skin rash as suspected. Skin rashes are often caused by allergies, trauma to the skin and fleas. I would recommend scheduling an appt with your local veterinarian who can do some skin testing of the area to determine what kind of infection it is, so that the most effective treatment is recommended to take care of this. Best of luck with Bruno and I hope his skin issue resolves soon. Take care.

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    Answered By Menolly Cote, DVM, CVA

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

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    Good morning. From the picture you have provided, it appears that Bruno may have a skin infection. Circular lesions often occur as a result of a bacterial infection on the skin. Bacterial infections are often secondary to allergies, but can also occur concurrently with mange or fleas. While this is not likely to be life threatening, it could get worse if left untreated. I would recommend that Bruno be seen by your veterinarian to determine if an infection is indeed present and what the best treatment would be. Your veterinarian may recommend some testing such as a skin cytology or scraping the help determine the underlying cause for the spot you are seeing.

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