Vesicular and Ulcerative Dermatopathy Resembling Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis in Captive Black Rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-42

  Munson, L ^a,c   Koehler, J W ^a   Wilkinson, J E ^a   Miller, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b St Louis Zoological Park ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black rhinoceros; Eosinophilic granulomas; Hepatocutaneous syndrome; Necrolytic migratory erythema; Skin; Superficial necrolytic dermatitis; Ulcerative skin disease

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DICEROS BICORNIS; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROTIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PERISSODACTYLA; PREGNANCY; SKIN; SKIN ULCER; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIOPSY; DERMATITIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; NECROSIS; PERISSODACTYLA; PREGNANCY; SKIN; SKIN ULCER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031606488     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589803500103     Document Type: Article

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