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Case Reports
. 2009 May;50(5):511-4.

Color dilution alopecia in a blue Doberman pinscher crossbreed

Roberta Perego  1 , Daniela Proverbio, Paola Roccabianca, Eva Spada
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Case Reports

Color dilution alopecia in a blue Doberman pinscher crossbreed

Roberta Perego et al. Can Vet J. 2009 May.

Abstract
in English, French

A 6-year-old male, blue Doberman pinscher crossbreed was presented with coat abnormalities; in particular, flank alopecia and pruritus. Based on medical the history, clinical evidence, and histopathological examination, color dilution alopecia was diagnosed. The dog was with oral melatonin treated for 3 months without success.

Alopécie à dilution de couleur chez une race croisée de Doberman Pinscher bleu. Un Doberman Pinscher âgé de 6 ans est présenté avec des anomalies du pelage; en particulier, une alopécie du flanc et du prurit. En fonction de l’anamnèse, des signes cliniques et de l’examen histopathologique, l’alopécie à dilution de couleur a été diagnostiquée. Le chien a été traité sans succès à la mélatonine pendant 3 mois.

(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières)

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Figure 1
Large melanin clump (macromelanosome) in the hair cortex and medulla (Bar = 60 μm).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Inferior segment of 4 hair follicles characterized by abnormal melanin clumping in one hair shaft, in the outer root sheaths, and in the hair bulbs. Several melanomacrophages are present in the septae of the adjacent panniculus. Isthmus of hair follicles is misshapen and completely filled by abundant melanin clumping. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain. Bar = 50 μm)
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