Alopecia and dermatopathy of the lower back following pelvic fractures in three cats.
An alopecia and dermatopathy following pelvic fractures associated with vehicular trauma is reported in three cats. The animals presented 3-4 weeks post injury with acute hair loss, glistening appearance of the skin and erosions involving the lower back. Histological examination revealed atrophy of the hair follicles and adnexal structures and follicular telogenization, dermal fibroplasia and mild lymphocytic infiltrate, fibroplasia and inflammation in the panniculus. Vascular damage secondary to the external trauma to blood vessels supplying the skin over the lumbar region and subsequent ischaemia may represent the pathomechanism of this type of alopecia. Focal permanent hair loss can be expected.
Department of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, University of Ghent, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. jan.declercq.vet@skynet.be
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*