TY - JOUR
T1 - Neutrophilic dermatosis resembling pyoderma gangrenosum in a dog with polyarthritis
AU - Bardagí, M.
AU - Lloret, A.
AU - Fondati, A.
AU - Ferrer, L.
PY - 2007/4/1
Y1 - 2007/4/1
N2 - This report describes a case of neutrophilic dermatosis in a dog, with a number of clinical and pathological similarities to human pyoderma gangrenosum. A seven-year-old, female German shepherd dog with a history of non-erosive idiopathic polyarthritis was presented with severe facial swelling, bilateral erosivoulcerative lesions on the muzzle and multiple, eroded, dermal-subcutaneous nodules on the cranial trunk. Histopathological examination of skin biopsies revealed a necrotising neutrophilic dermatitis. No infectious agents could be detected using specific stains, immunohistochemistry, serology and bacterial aerobic, anaerobic or fungal cultures. A sterile neutrophilic dermatosis resembling human pyoderma gangrenosum was presumptively diagnosed, and the patient showed an excellent response to treatment with prednisone and ciclosporin. © 2007 British Small Animal Veterinary Association.
AB - This report describes a case of neutrophilic dermatosis in a dog, with a number of clinical and pathological similarities to human pyoderma gangrenosum. A seven-year-old, female German shepherd dog with a history of non-erosive idiopathic polyarthritis was presented with severe facial swelling, bilateral erosivoulcerative lesions on the muzzle and multiple, eroded, dermal-subcutaneous nodules on the cranial trunk. Histopathological examination of skin biopsies revealed a necrotising neutrophilic dermatitis. No infectious agents could be detected using specific stains, immunohistochemistry, serology and bacterial aerobic, anaerobic or fungal cultures. A sterile neutrophilic dermatosis resembling human pyoderma gangrenosum was presumptively diagnosed, and the patient showed an excellent response to treatment with prednisone and ciclosporin. © 2007 British Small Animal Veterinary Association.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00209.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00209.x
M3 - Article
VL - 48
SP - 229
EP - 232
JO - Journal of Small Animal Practice
JF - Journal of Small Animal Practice
SN - 0022-4510
IS - 4
ER -