Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
German shepherd puppy with swollen ulcerated footpads and demodicosis
By Fondati, A et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1998·Centro Veterinario Gregorio VII, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Familial cutaneous vasculopathy and demodicosis in a German shepherd dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-month-old female German shepherd was brought to the vet because the pads on all four feet were swollen and had painful ulcers. The vet found a nodule on her nose and took samples for testing, which showed a skin condition called familial cutaneous vasculopathy (a problem with blood vessels in the skin). Seven months later, while the nose nodule had healed, her footpads remained swollen but were no longer ulcerated. However, she developed another skin issue called demodicosis, which is caused by mites.
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Abstract
A two-month-old female German shepherd dog was presented with a history of ulcerated central pads of all four feet. On physical examination, the footpads were swollen, soft and ulcerated. On the nasal planum there was a partially depigmented nodule. Multiple biopsies were taken from the cutaneous lesions and histological examination revealed focal collagen degeneration and vasculitis. A diagnosis of familial cutaneous vasculopathy was made. Seven months later the nasal nodule had disappeared and the footpads were still swollen but non-ulcerated. At this time, the dog manifested a generalised pustular demodicosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9551382/