Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Butterfly nose sores from pemphigus in a chow chow
By Gonsalves-Hubers, Taesha·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2005·Ontario Veterinary College, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pemphigus erythematosus in a chow chow.
Plain-English summary
A 3.5-year-old spayed female chow chow was brought in for a painful, itchy sore on her nose that looked like a butterfly shape. The vet diagnosed her with pemphigus erythematosus, an autoimmune skin condition. She was treated with antibiotics and medications to suppress her immune system, including prednisone and azathioprine. After about five weeks of treatment, her nose lesions had almost completely healed.
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Abstract
A 3.5-year-old, spayed female, chow chow presented with a pruritic, ulcerative, butterfly lesion on the nasal planum, typical of the pemphigus complex. Pemphigus erythematosus was diagnosed by histopathologic examination. Treatment consisted of enrofloxacin and immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone and azathioprine. Within 5 wk of treatment, the lesions had resolved almost completely.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16454386/