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===Sebaceous adenitis=== | ===Sebaceous adenitis=== | ||
| + | *Inflammation of sebaceous glands, alopecia, hyperkeratosis | ||
| + | *Possibly immune-mediated | ||
| + | *Mainly affects dogs | ||
| + | **Long haired show multifocal, serpiginous and annular lesions | ||
| + | *Microscopically: | ||
| + | **Inflammation of sebaceous glands | ||
| + | **Possibly orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis | ||
| + | **Chronic lesions are deprived of sebaceous glands and contain mild inflammation and fibrosis at follicular isthmus | ||
| + | |||
==Pigmentation disorders== | ==Pigmentation disorders== | ||
===Hypopigmentation=== | ===Hypopigmentation=== | ||
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Epidermal growth or differentiation disorders
Seborrheic disease complex
- Abnormal cornification or function of sebaceous glands
- Large amounts of free fatty acids and cholesterol
- Decreased amounts of diester waxes in surface lipids
- Bacterial population changes to pathogenic coagulase positive staphylococci
- Chronic disease affecting mainly dogs, sometimes cats and horses
- Dry form - white to grey scales
- Greasy form - scaly, excess brown to yellow lipids sticking to skin and hair
Primary idiopathic seborrhea
- Abnormal cornification
- Epidermal turnover reduced to about 2/3 of normal
- Microscopically:
- Hyperkeratosis distending follicular ostia causing papillary appearance
- Parakeratosis at edges of follicular ostia
- Congested, oedematous dermal papillae
- Spongiotic epidermis with leukocytes
Secondary seborrhea
- Develops secondarily to many types of disease (e.g. ectoparasites, fungal infections, endocrine disease, internal disease or allergy)
- Microscopically:
- Hyperkeratosis and/or parakeratosis of follicles and epidermis
- Lesions relevant to the other disease
Sebaceous adenitis
- Inflammation of sebaceous glands, alopecia, hyperkeratosis
- Possibly immune-mediated
- Mainly affects dogs
- Long haired show multifocal, serpiginous and annular lesions
- Microscopically:
- Inflammation of sebaceous glands
- Possibly orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis
- Chronic lesions are deprived of sebaceous glands and contain mild inflammation and fibrosis at follicular isthmus