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Quantitative study of ‘flame follicles’ in skin sections of Shar‐pei dogs
Author(s) -
Ordeix Laura,
Fondevila Dolors,
Ferrer Lluis,
Fondati Alessandra
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3164.2002.00303.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecology , chromatography , chemistry
This study determined the frequency of occurrence and the mean number of ‘flame follicles’ per skin section and assessed their diagnostic significance in cutaneous biopsies of Shar‐pei dogs. The number of ‘flame follicles’ per section was recorded in skin sections from 42 Shar‐pei dogs, of which 40 had non‐neoplastic skin disease and non‐atrophic dermatoses and 2 had healthy skin. Forty‐two skin sections from dogs of different breeds served as control specimens, 28 of which were examples of non‐neoplastic and non‐atrophic dermatoses and 14 were from dogs with healthy skin. Differences among groups were analysed by means of the unpaired Student's t ‐test. It was concluded that ‘flame follicles’ were more frequent and found in significantly higher numbers in the Shar‐pei group when compared with the control group suggesting that ‘flame follicles’ in skin sections from Shar‐pei dogs do not have the same diagnostic significance as in other breeds.