Equine Congenital Miscellanous Ch 14 and 15 Flashcards
Stains for elastin?
Acid-orcein giemsa, Verhoff and van Gieson
Treatment for chronic progressive lymphedema
No curative tx exists, tx is palliative (aggressive tx/control of bacterial infection/mite infestation), exercise, massage, compressive bandaging, clip feathering and keep clean
CS neonatal ulcerative dermatitis, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia
Ulcerative and crusting skin disease in neonatal foals - along muzzle, periocular, perineal, axillary, inguinal regions; neck/trunk can be affected commonly
Oral lingual ulcers, petechiae, ecchymoses typically seen
Bleeding tendency (eg hematoma)
Otherwise healthy or mild to moderately lethargic
Which types of hypotrichosis are fatal?
Lethal hypotrichosis - autosomal recessive
Hypotrichosis and partial anodontia - sex linked recessive in males
Inherited epidermal dysplasia (baldy calf syndrome) - autosomal recessive
Congenital goiter and hypothyroidism
hypotrichosis that leads to dysplastic teeth?
ectodermal dysplasia
define follicular dysplasia
clinically variable degrees of hair loss and histopath shows dysplasia of hair follicles/shafts
What are the 4 types of follicular dysplasia in cows?
Semi-hairless: Herefords, Polled Herefords, Ayrshires; autosomal recessive, thin coat of short, fine, curly hairs at birth. Later a sparse coat of coarse, wiry hairs which is thickest on the legs
Viable hypotrichosis: Guernseys, Jerseys, Holsteins, Ayrshires; autosomal recessive, hair only on legs, tail, eyelids, and pinnae at birth
Color related follicular dysplasia: black and white or tan and white Holsteins; normal or mildly affected at birth, then hair loss and scaling only in black or tan coated areas
Follicular dysplasia of black cattle: black Angus, black Brangus-cross; generalized hair loss begins at 3-5 years old
what hairless disorder seen with wild temperament (bovine)
semihairlessness - Herefords, Polled Herefords
semihairlessness mode of inheritance
simple autosomal recessive
what are synonyms with cutaneous asthenia
dermatosparaxis, cutis hyperelastica, ehlers-danlos
Aside from fragile skin what is seen in these cases?
Joint laxity
Skin hyperextensibility
Delayed wound healing
Cutaneous edema esp of eyelids, dewlap, distal limbs
What is the most common type of EB and what is the inheritance?
Junctional EB
Autosomal recessive inheritance
What are the clinical features of hereditary zinc deficiency?
Normal at birth but develop diarrhea by 3-8 weeks of age
Lethargy, depression, poor appetite, increased lacrimation and nasal discharge
Erythema, scaling, crusting, and alopecia begins on face
Spreads to neck, flanks, perineum, ventrum, distal limbs, and mucocutaneous
Dark-coated areas often fade, especially periocular and results in “spectacles” appearance
What are the two forms of ichthyosis?
Forms:
1) severe form “ichthyosis fetalis”
Simple autosomal recessive trait
Norwegian red polls, Friesians, and Brown Swiss
2) milder form “ichthyosis congenita”
What are the clinical signs of severe form?
Dead at birth or die within a few hours or days
Entire skin is alopecic and covered with thick scales and hyperkeratosis, divided into plates by fissures
Skin around lips, eyelids, and other body orifices tend to be everted
ocular changes with milder form - ichthyosis congenita
cataracts
What is porphyria IMPORTANT
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Abnormal accumulation of various photodynamic porphyrins in the blood and body tissues as a result of aberrant porphyrin synthesis
What is the classical clinical sign of porphyria?
Photodermatitis
know porphyria pathway
understand where in the pathway is the defect and why that matters - decreased levels uropor
Name two types of porphyria
erythropoietic porphyria and protporphyria
what is the defect in erythropoietic porphyria?
Decreased levels of uroporphyrinogen III cosynthetase result in increased levels of uroporphyrin I and coproporphyrin I in blood and tissues
Autosomal recessive trait
Clinically, retarded growth, anemia, discolored teeth and urine, and photodermatitis are seen
which tool can be used to distinguish the two types of porphyria?
On Wood’s light examination, teeth and urine fluoresce a bright orange or red with erythropoietic porphyria
coat marker for cardiomyopathy in cows
Curly (“wooly”) coat is a phenotypic marker for cardiomyopathy in Herefords and Polled Herefords
What breed is affected by sticky coat syndrome?
Golden Guernseys
Kids born with sticky and matted hair coats that do not dry normally
Remains in older goats
What breed has a viable hypotrichosis?
Polled Drosets
Are hypotrichotic at birth, especially on the face and legs
What defects are seen in New Zealand Romney lambs
Cutaneous asthenia (dematosparaxis, cutis hyperelastica, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), congenital collagen dysplasia characterized by loose, hyperextensible, abnormally fragile skin
Autosomal dominant
What is the most common form of EB in sheep?
Most reported cases of ovine epidermolysis bullosa resemble dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Thought to be autosomal recessive
What is the collagen abnormality in EB for sheep?
Deficient collagen VII (anchoring fibrils)
What are the clinical signs of aplasia cutis?
Piglets are born with one round/elliptical ulcer, 3-8cm in diameter, esp over the back, loin, or limb.
Occasionally reported: hydroureter, hydronephrosis, skull/ear defects
Occurs in individual piglets or with familial incidence in litters
What breed/inheritance pattern of dermatosis vegetans?
Hereditary; often congenital
Simple autosomal recessive mode of inheritance in Landrace pigs with no sex predilection
dermatosis vegetans clinical lesion
skin/hoof lesions are present at birth; but occasionally develop at 2-3 wks of age
Symmetric, erythematous, maculopapular dermatitis on ventral abdomen, medial thighs → spread to entire trunk
Lesions expand peripherally, coalesce, and develop into dry, brown/black papillomatous, crusted plaques
Nonpruritic, nonpainful
Coronary bands become erythematous, edematous, then covered with yellow/brown substance
Hooves become irregularly ridged and dysplastic
In piglets: gradually deteriorate, have stunted growth; die at 5-6 wks old
Respiratory signs happen → death (pneumonia, bronchopneumonia)
Piglets can survive but remain stunted
what are tassals?
Wattles is another name for this condition
Presumed autosomal dominant; no breed/sex predilection
Congenital cylindrical, teat-like structures, 5-7 cm long, hanging from ventral mandibular region
What is aural hematoma and chondritis?
Hereditary condition causing multiple small, fluid-filled, flat plaques on the lateral aspects of the pinnae that heal with scarring & deformation
What are the classic histopathology findings of eosinophilic granulomas in horses? Be able to ID on histopath (Fig 15.10-15.15)
nodular -to-diffuse areas of eosinophilic, granulomatous inflammation of the dermis, and often the panniculus
Multifocal areas of collagen flame figures are a characteristic finding, and small foci of eosinophilic folliculitis or furunculosis may be seen
Lymphoid nodules may be prominent
Older lesions can have marked dystrophic mineralization