Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Risk factors for Alabama rot skin and kidney disease in UK dogs
By Stevens, Kim B et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2018·Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Signalment risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama rot) in dogs in the UK.
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Plain-English summary
A study found that certain breeds of dogs in the UK are at a higher risk of developing a serious condition called cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), also known as Alabama rot. Hound and gun dog breeds were particularly affected, while toy breeds were not reported to have this disease. Female dogs and neutered dogs were also more likely to be diagnosed. Understanding these risk factors can help veterinarians recognize and treat this condition more effectively.
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Abstract
Seasonal outbreaks of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) have been reported annually in UK dogs since 2012, yet the aetiology of the disease remains unknown. The objectives of this study were to explore whether any breeds had an increased or decreased risk of being diagnosed with CRGV, and to report on age and sex distributions of CRGV cases occurring in the UK. Multivariable logistic regression was used to compare 101 dogs diagnosed with CRGV between November 2012 and May 2017 with a denominator population of 446,453 dogs from the VetCompass database. Two Kennel Club breed groups-hounds (odds ratio (OR) 10.68) and gun dogs (OR 9.69)-had the highest risk of being diagnosed with CRGV compared with terriers, while toy dogs were absent from among CRGV cases. Females were more likely to be diagnosed with CRGV (OR 1.51) as were neutered dogs (OR 3.36). As well as helping veterinarians develop an index of suspicion for the disease, better understanding of the signalment risk factors may assist in the development of causal models for CRGV and help identify the aetiology of the disease.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30150308/