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Case Reports
. 1996 Dec;7(4):221-225.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.1996.tb00250.x.

A case of metabolic epidermal necrosis in a cat

Anita Patel  1 , Trevor J Whitbread  2 , Pauline E McNeil  3
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Case Reports

A case of metabolic epidermal necrosis in a cat

Anita Patel et al. Vet Dermatol. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

Abstract This report describes clinical, histological and post-mortem findings in a cat, that are similar to necrolytic migratory erythema in humans and to metabolic epidermal necrosis in dogs. Resumen Este articulo describe los hallazgos clinicos, histopatológicos y post mortem en un gato, similares a Eritema Necrolitico Migratorio en la especie humana y a Necrosis Epidérmica Metabólica en el perro. [Patel, A., Whitbread, J., McNeil. P. A case of metabolic epidermal necrosis in a cat. (Un caso de necrosis epidérmica en un gato.) Veterinary Dermatology 1996; 7: 221-226.] Résumé Ce cas décrit les lésions cliniques, histopathologiques et nécropsiques chez un chat, évoquant l'érythème nécrolytique migrant de l'homme et la nécrose épidermique métabolique du chien. [Patel, A., Whitbread, J., McNeil. P. A case of metabolic epidermal necrosis in a cat. (Un cas de nécrose épidermique métabolique chez un chat.) Veterinary Dermatology 1996; 7: 221-226.] Zusammenfassung Dieser Bericht beschreibt klinische, histopathologische und Sektionsbefunde bei einer Katze, die dem hekrolytischen migratorischen Erythem beim Menschen und der stoffwechselbedingten epidermalen Nekrose beim Hund ähneln. [Patel, A., Whitbread, J., McNeil. P. A case of metabolic epidermal necrosis in a cat. (Ein Fall von stoffwechselbedingter epidermaler nekrose bei der Katze) Veterinary Dermatology 1996; 7: 221-226.].

Keywords: cat; metabolic epidermal necrosis; midzone epidermal oedema; necrolytic migratory erythema; pancreatic carcinoma; parakeratosis.

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