1. [Another indication for (erythro)keratodermia variabilis in livestock in the case of a neonatal lamb].
- Author
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Wehrend A, Meyer W, and Bostedt H
- Subjects
- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Dermatitis, Exfoliative complications, Dermatitis, Exfoliative congenital, Dermatitis, Exfoliative pathology, Erythema complications, Erythema congenital, Erythema pathology, Fatal Outcome, Female, Genes, Recessive, Keratosis complications, Keratosis congenital, Keratosis pathology, Sheep, Sheep Diseases genetics, Sheep Diseases pathology, Skin pathology, Dermatitis, Exfoliative veterinary, Erythema veterinary, Keratosis veterinary, Sheep Diseases congenital
- Abstract
From skin biopsies of a neonatal lamb a congenital skin disease (erythro)keratodermia variabilis was diagnosed which especially showed besides an erythema formation a hyperkeratosis at some wound areas of the body. Despite of a sudden induced intensive therapy the lamb died. At the dissection of the carcass there were no further postmortem-findings which refer to another organic disease than the one of the skin. This case report is the second description of (erythro)keratodermia variabilis in domestic mammals, which is caused by an autosomal dominant inherited horning defect in humans.
- Published
- 2003