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| − | Pigmentary changes often pass unnoticed in donkeys and they are rare.
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| − | Localised pigmentary changes can be either abnormally exaggerated
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| − | pigmentation ('''melanosis or even melanoma''') or reduced pigmentation
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| − | ([[Skin Glossary - Pathology|'''vitiligo''']]). The former may occur as [[Skin Glossary - Pathology|'''acanthosis nigricans''']] in areas of continued
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| − | skin-to-skin contact such as the axilla and groin. It can also develop
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| − | spontaneously in donkeys of all ages. Secondary loss of pigmentation can
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| − | occur at sites of wounding, scarring or skin inflammation.
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| − | * Knottenbelt, D. (2008) Skin disorders In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 8
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