Pemphigus foliaceus in the horse: A retrospective study of 20 cases

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 381-388

  Vandenabeele, Sophie I J ^a   White, Stephen D ^a   Affolter, Verena K ^a   Kass, Philip H ^a   Ihrke, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Equine pemphigus foliaceus; Horse; Laminitis; Seasonality; September to February

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOGLUCOSE; AZATHIOPRINE; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 11244295039     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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