Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hair loss and skin inflammation in Boxer dogs explained
By Rachid, Milene A et al.·Published in Veterinary dermatology·2003·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Concurrent follicular dysplasia and interface dermatitis in Boxer dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male Boxer was brought in for hair loss and skin lesions that were not itchy or painful. The dog had a condition called follicular dysplasia (a hair growth issue) along with interface dermatitis (a type of skin inflammation). The vet found that the dog's symptoms would come and go over time. Treatment with tetracycline and niacinamide helped clear up the skin issues, while melatonin was used to manage the hair loss. The dog showed improvement and was otherwise healthy.
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Abstract
Recurrent or persistent follicular dysplasia and interface dermatitis are described in nine Boxers. Data on age, sex, seasonality of alopecia and histopathological features of the follicular dysplasia in these nine Boxers are comparable with those described in previous reports. The interface dermatitis was characterized by multifocal annular crusted lesions confined to the areas of follicular dysplasia. The inflammatory lesions were neither pruritic nor painful and affected dogs were otherwise healthy. Histopathologically the clinically inflammatory lesions were characterized as an interface dermatitis. Immunohistochemical studies failed to demonstrate immunoglobulins or complement at the basement membrane zone or within blood vessel walls. In dogs with recurrent or persistent disease, the follicular dysplasia and interface dermatitis ran identical, concurrent courses of spontaneous remission and recurrence, or persistence, respectively. One dog with persistent disease was treated successfully with tetracycline and niacinamide for the interface dermatitis, and melatonin for the follicular dysplasia. Although the aetiopathogenesis of this newly described condition and the relationship between the two histological reaction patterns are not known, photoperiod and genetic predisposition appear to play a role.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12791050/