Sebaceous adenitis in a 7-year-old Arabian gelding.
Abstract: A 7-year-old Arabian gelding was presented with a 9-month history of progressive patches of nonpruritic scaling, crusting, alopecia, and leukoderma of the periocular areas and muzzle, becoming generalized over time. Sebaceous adenitis was diagnosed on histopathologic examination. Lesions resolved without treatment, coinciding with regression of a sarcoid on the neck. Un cheval Arabe castré âgé de 7 ans a été présenté pour une histoire de 9 mois de plaques de desquamation, de croutes, d’alopécie et de leucodermie sur les régions périoculaire et sur le nez, devenant généralisées avec le temps. Une adénite sébacée a été diagnostiquée à l’examen histologique. Les lésions se sont résorbées d’elles mêmes, en même temps que la régression d’un sarcoïde sur le cou. (Traduit par Docteur André Blouin)
Publication Date: 2006-07-01 PubMed ID: 16808233PubMed Central: PMC1461412
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Summary
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The research focuses on a 7-year-old Arabian gelding (horse) that displayed non-itchy skin issues such as scaling, crusting, hair loss, and discoloration. These conditions, later diagnosed as Sebaceous adenitis, eventually healed without treatment, coinciding with the reduction of a sarcoid on the horse’s neck.
Study Overview
In this case study, researchers report the diagnosis, progression, and spontaneous resolution of sebaceous adenitis in a 7-year-old Arabian gelding. Sebaceous adenitis is a rare skin condition affecting the sebaceous glands, leading to issues such as scaling, crusting, hair loss, and discoloration.
- The horse has initial symptoms for nine months, which included non-itchy scaling, crusting, hair loss (alopecia), and discoloration (leukoderma) primarily around the eye and nose areas.
- This condition presented as patches on the horse’s skin that slowly escalated over time to affect a more extensive part of the body.
Diagnosis
The diagnosis in this study was reached through histopathologic examination, a microscopic examination of biological tissues to observe the appearance of diseased cells and tissues in very fine detail.
- The examination identified the presence of an inflammation of the sebaceous glands (sebaceous adenitis).
- The sebaceous glands are the small glands in the skin that secrete oil onto the hair and skin to lubricate and waterproof them.
Treatment and Resolution
One crucial aspect of this study was that the lesions from the sebaceous adenitis resolved on their own without any specific treatment.
- The study notes a coincidence – as the sebaceous adenitis was clearing up, a ‘sarcoid’ on the horse’s neck was also regressing.
- A sarcoid is a type of skin growth or tumor that is common in horses. It could have an inflammatory effect, causing conditions like sebaceous adenitis.
- The study suggests a potential link between the sebaceous adenitis and the sarcoid, although it does not definitively establish a causal relationship.
Cite This Article
APA
Osborne C.
(2006).
Sebaceous adenitis in a 7-year-old Arabian gelding.
Can Vet J, 47(6), 583-586.
Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Horse Diseases / diagnosis
- Horse Diseases / pathology
- Horses
- Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
- Lymphadenitis / diagnosis
- Lymphadenitis / pathology
- Lymphadenitis / veterinary
- Male
- Sebaceous Gland Diseases / diagnosis
- Sebaceous Gland Diseases / pathology
- Sebaceous Gland Diseases / veterinary
- Skin Diseases / diagnosis
- Skin Diseases / pathology
- Skin Diseases / veterinary
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This article includes 10 references
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Citations
This article has been cited 1 times.- Hernblad Tevell E, Bergvall K, Egenvall A. Sebaceous adenitis in Swedish dogs, a retrospective study of 104 cases. Acta Vet Scand 2008 May 25;50(1):11.
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