Canine discoid lupus erythematosus
Autoimmune skin disease of dogs, second most common after pemphigus foliaceus.
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Canine discoid lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune skin disease affecting the basal cell layer, ranking as the second most common autoimmune skin condition in dogs. It appears either on the face or in a generalized form across the body. Unlike systemic lupus erythematosus, it does not progress to that disease in dogs.
Quick Facts
- Forms
- Classical facial predominant or generalized
- Histological predominant cell type
- Plasma cells
- Anti-nuclear antibody test
- Usually negative
- Commonly confused with
- Solar dermatitis
- pemphigus
- ringworm
- other dermatitis
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- Wikipedia: Canine discoid lupus erythematosus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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