PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS IN DOGS AND CATS - A REVIEW

Citation
E. Bensignor et al., PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS IN DOGS AND CATS - A REVIEW, Annales de medecine veterinaire, 142(1), 1998, pp. 5-13
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
ISSN journal
00034118
Volume
142
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
5 - 13
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4118(1998)142:1<5:PFIDAC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Pemphigus foliaceus is a rare dermatosis in dogs and cats. However, it is the most frequent auto-immune dermatosis in these species exceptin g discoid lupus erythematosus. This article describes the current data available about the etiology, the pathogenesis, the epidemiology, the clinical presentations, the diagnostic criteria and treatment of pemp higus foliaceus in dogs and cats.