Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Junctional epidermolysis bullosa in two domestic shorthair kittens.
- Journal:
- Veterinary dermatology
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Alhaidari, Zeineb et al.
- Affiliation:
- Clinique Vé · France
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
This article describes two cases of junctional epidermolysis bullosa in nonrelated kittens. Both cats exhibited pinnal erosions, oral ulcerations and severe onychomadesis. Histopathology, electron microscopy and/or indirect immunoperoxidase revealed subepidermal clefting, with the lamina densa remaining attached to the floor of the vesicles. Indirect immunofluorescence revealed reduced staining for laminin-5 gamma2 subunit in case 1 and beta3 subunit in case 2.
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