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- Title
Quantitative study of ‘flame follicles’ in skin sections of Shar-pei dogs.
- Authors
Ordeix, Laura; Fondevila, Dolors; Ferrer, Lluis; Fondati, Alessandra
- Abstract
Abstract 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.
- Subjects
SKIN biopsy; CHINESE Shar-Pei; SKIN diseases; DOG diseases
- Publication
Veterinary Dermatology, 2002, Vol 13, Issue 5, p261
- ISSN
0959-4493
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-3164.2002.00303.x