title: Familial cutaneous vasculopathy and demodicosis in a German shepherd dog.
abstract: A two-month-old female German shepherd dog was presented with a history of ulcerated central pads of all four feet. On physical examination, the footpads were swollen, soft and ulcerated. On the nasal planum there was a partially depigmented nodule. Multiple biopsies were taken from the cutaneous lesions and histological examination revealed focal collagen degeneration and vasculitis. A diagnosis of familial cutaneous vasculopathy was made. Seven months later the nasal nodule had disappeared and the footpads were still swollen but non-ulcerated. At this time, the dog manifested a generalised pustular demodicosis.
authors.affiliation: Centro Veterinario Gregorio VII, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fondati
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fondevila
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Minghelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varazzani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000662:veterinary*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*