The physiopathology, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of pemphigus foliaceus (PF), pemphigus erythematosus (PE), discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in cats and dogs are described.

Case summary: An 8-month-old neutered male domestic shorthair kitten was examined for anorexia, lethargy and palatine ulcers. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was suspected based on a positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer and six manifestations of autoimmunity: fever, paronychia, oral ulcers, ...

We performed a retrospective histopathological study on the prevalence of hydropic degeneration of epidermal basal cells (strictly defined) in skin-biopsy specimens from 392 cats with various inflammatory dermatoses and 31 cats with normal skin. Hydropic degeneration of epidermal basal cells was...

Background: Positive antinuclear antibody and direct antiglobulin tests support diagnoses such as systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-mediated anemia, respectively. Positive tests may occur in cats, but the prevalence of positive results in healthy cats is not well known. Objective: The study's ...

Three cats presented to the hospital with multisystemic signs including oral ulceration and bleeding, spontaneous subcutaneous haemorrhages, fever, lethargy, anorexia and renal disease. The cats, two male and one female, were all older than six years (mean age eight years). All three cats also had...

The objectives of this study were to do a survey of the autoimmune skin diseases and update the records regarding the occurrence of discoid lupus erythematosus in canine and feline populations attended at the Dermatology Service of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of UNESP -...

A retrospective light-microscopic study was performed on 294 biopsy specimens of haired skin from cats with various feline inflammatory dermatoses and specimens from cats with normal skin. Conditions expected to frequently have apoptotic epidermal keratinocytes (AKs) (including erythema multiforme, ...

Autoimmune diseases are considered to be rare in dogs and cats. Among them, the most commonly diagnosed are pemphigus foliaceus and discoid or cutaneous lupus. The discoid lupus erythematosus is considered by some authors as a benign variation of systemic lupus erythematosus with clinical...

This issue contains articles on three cases of non-union fracture in dogs treated with adipose-derived adult stem cells combined with autologous cancellous bone and synthetic bone substitutes; excision, amniotic membrane graft, cryotherapy and intralesional mitomycin c injection for the treatment...

A skin biopsy was performed to the cat with erythema, scale, alopecia distributing from back to hip and erosion around eyes. Histopathological examination on the skin biopsy specimen suggested systemic lupus erythematosus as one of differential diagnoses. Antinuclear antibody and severe proteinuria ...