Epidermal dysplasia and Malassezia infection in two West Highland White Terrier siblings: An inherited skin disorder or reaction to severe Malassezia infection?

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 285-290

  Nett, Claudia S ^a   Reichler, Iris ^a   Grest, Paula ^a   Hauser, Beat ^a   Reusch, Claudia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dermal reaction to Malassezia infection; Epidermal dysplasia; West Highland White Terrier

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALASSEZIA; MALE;

EID: 0035495826     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0959-4493.2001.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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