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| − | ===Epidermolysis Bullosa=== | + | ===[[Epidermolysis Bullosa]]=== |
| − | [[Image: Epidermolysis bullosa.jpg|100px|thumb|right|<small><center>Epidermolysis bullosa in a lamb (Courtesy of Bristol BioMed Image Archive)</center></small>]]
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| − | *Also called '''Red Foot Disease'''
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| − | *Occurs in sheep, dogs, cattle and horses
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| − | *Development of cutaneous blisters
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| − | *Varies depending on hereditary cause
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| − | *Affected animals tend not to survive
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| − | *Lesions appear at surfaces that are easily damaged, ''e.g.'' oral mucosa, feet
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| − | *Microscopically:
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| − | **Epidermal vesicular disease
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| − | **Healing displaces lesions more dorsally
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| − | **May become infected and form [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|pustules]]
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| − | [[Category:Integumentary System - Developmental Pathology]]
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