Cutaneous mucinosis and mastocytosis in a shar-pei.
A 7-year-old shar-pei was presented because of a recurrent dermatologic condition. Skin biopsies revealed an idiopathic (primary) cutaneous mucinosis that initially responded to corticosteroids. The condition reappeared 2 years later and subsequent biopsies revealed a mast cell tumor in some of the skin sites previously diagnosed with mucinosis.
López
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. lopez@upei.ca
Spracklin
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McConkey
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Hanna
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D000818:Animals; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D001379:Azathioprine; D008775:Methylprednisolone