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. 2022 May 15;259(S2):1-4.
doi: 10.2460/javma.21.01.0046.

Pathology in Practice

Emily C Strzok  1 , Sheila M F Torres  1 , Meghan E G Moore  1 , Alexandra R Armstrong  2 , Sandra N Koch  1
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Pathology in Practice

Emily C Strzok et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc. .

Abstract

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

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Figure 1—
Figure 1—
Photographs of the ventral aspect of the abdomen (A), concave pinna (B), and interdigital skin (C) of a 19-month-old 27.7-kg spayed female mixed-breed dog with severe, diffuse erythema and mild edema.
Figure 2—
Figure 2—
Photomicrographs of skin biopsy specimens from the dog in Figure 1. A—Note the dermal edema, vascular ectasia, and perivascular to interstitial inflammatory infiltration composed predominantly of eosinophils and neutrophils with fewer macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells. H&E stain; bar = 100 μm. B—Eosinophils (arrows) are highlighted with reddish staining; Luna stain; bar = 50 μm.
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