title: Follicular dysplasia of the adult doberman pinscher.
abstract: This paper presents the case of an adult female, red Doberman pinscher affected by permanent hypotrichosis, limited to the dorsolumbar region and sides of the trunk. The hypotrichosis began at approximately the age of 2 years and progressed slowly with no skin hyperpigmentation. The clinical and histopathological characteristics are of an uncommon form of follicular dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Service of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Campus São José, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155, Prado Velho, Curitiba, Paraná 80215-901 Brazil.
authors.forename: Enio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Silvana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cirio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology*; D007039:Hypotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*