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Congenital hypotrichosis in a French bulldog
Author(s) -
Marks A.,
Broek A. H. M.,
Else R. W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1992.tb01203.x
Subject(s) - hypotrichosis , medicine , hyperkeratosis , hypoplasia , appendage , anatomy , vellus hair , dermatology , pathology , coat , scarring alopecia , invagination , thickening , histopathological examination , hair follicle , scalp , biology , paleontology , biochemistry , gene , chemistry , polymer science
ABSTRACT The occurrence of congenital alopecia in one of a litter of four female French bulldogs is described. With the exception of the hair coat the affected bitch was clinically normal. The distribution of the sparse hair (head, tip of the tail and paws) mimicked that seen in the Chinese crested dog. Histopathological examination of skin biopsies revealed features frequently observed in congenital alopecia ‐ a reduction in number of hair follicles, hypoplasia or absence of epidermal appendages and pronounced follicular hyperkeratosis, abnormalities of collagen and elastic fibres were not detected.