Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), or dermatosparaxis, is a rare hereditary disease of the connective tissue, which is characterized by skin hyperextensibility and laxity. In the present article, the case of a crossbred female spayed cat, at the age of 2 years, was presented with hyperelasticity of the skin, alopecia, and an ulcerative wound on the left hind leg. The animal's dorsum was hyperextensible, smooth to the touch, and could be easily torn with minor traumas. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the present report is the first documented feline case of cutaneous asthenia in Turkey.
DOI
10.3906/vet-1203-64
Keywords
Cat, collagen disease, cutaneous asthenia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
First Page
245
Last Page
249
Recommended Citation
DOKUZEYLÜL, B, ALTUN, E. D, ÖZDOĞAN, T. H, BOZKURT, H. H, ARUN, S. S, & OR, M. E (2013). Cutaneous asthenia (Ehlers–Danlos syndrome) in a cat. Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 37 (2): 245-249. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1203-64
