Recurrent deep pyoderma in German Shepherd dogs with underlying ehrlichioses and hypergammaglobulinaemia

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Cerundolo, Rosario ^a,b   De Caprariis, Donato ^a   Manna, Laura ^a   Gravino, Angelo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Ehrlichiosis; Hypergammaglobulinaemia; Pyoderma; Skin

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA;

EID: 0032387339     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.1998.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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