The disease is attended with itching or burning sensations which cause the animal to rub, thereby frequently producing excoriations and formation of crust on the affected region.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
By-the-by, Damash pretended to be wounded, and for a long time we saw nothing of him, a circumstance at which we rejoiced extremely, but his friends told us that he was only suffering from a few excoriations due to his rather too rapid retreat.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc
Remember excoriations are generally owing to the want of water,-to the want of an abundance of water.
"Advice to a Mother on the Management of her Children"
Pye Henry Chavasse