Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Adult dog with juvenile cellulitis-like skin disease and fever
By Jeffers, J G et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1995·Department of Dermatology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A dermatosis resembling juvenile cellulitis in an adult dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old female Lhasa apso was brought to the vet with a sudden fever, loss of appetite, tiredness, swollen lymph nodes, ear infections, and skin issues around her mouth and ears. Despite extensive testing, the cause of her symptoms remained unknown, but the vet diagnosed her with a condition similar to juvenile cellulitis, which is usually seen in puppies. After 15 weeks of treatment, her condition improved completely, and she returned to her normal self.
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Abstract
A two-year-old, female Lhasa apso presented with an acute onset of fever, anorexia, lethargy, prescapular and mandibular lymphadenopathy, otitis externa, and a dermatitis involving the perioral and auricular skin. Histopathological examination of affected skin and a mandibular lymph node was diagnostic for juvenile cellulitis. Extensive hematological, serological, urine, skin, and fecal testing together with special staining, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopic examination of skin and lymph node biopsies failed to reveal an underlying etiology. After 15 weeks the condition resolved completely. This represents the first adult case of a dermatosis fitting the clinical, histological, and clinicopathological description ascribed to juvenile cellulitis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7634052/