Professional paper

Hepatocutaneous syndrome in dogs

Dunja Vlahović orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-4798 ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Jelena Gotić ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nejra Puvača ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Hepatocutaneous syndrome is a rare metabolic disorder in dogs, defined by the presence of superficial necrolytic dermatitis, hepatocutaneous-associated hepatopathy, aminoaciduria and hypoaminoacidemia. Since in some dogs cutaneous lesions can manifest in later stages of the disease, an alternative term was proposed: aminoaciduric canine hypoaminoacidemic hepatopathy syndrome (ACHES), which includes dogs
with and without developed skin lesions. This article presents the gross and histopathological findings of hepatocutaneous syndrome in a 10 year old male Maltese dog necropsied at the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb.

Keywords

hepatocutaneous syndrome; dog; hepatopathy; hypoaminoacidemia; aminoaciduria; superficial necrolytic dermatitis

Hrčak ID:

305403

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/305403

Publication date:

25.6.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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