Publications by authors named "Luca Luciani"
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the correlation between dermoscopic and histological features in dogs with alopecia X, comparing longitudinal and transversal skin biopsy sectioning methods.
- Nineteen affected Pomeranians and five healthy controls were assessed to identify specific hair loss patterns and skin changes associated with the disorder.
- Results show that dermoscopic findings correspond well with histological observations, particularly regarding hair follicle density and growth phases when using transversal sections, indicating the potential for improved diagnosis in alopecia X.
Background: In canine otitis externa (OE), biofilm-producing bacteria are frequently present but biofilm may be underdiagnosed clinically.
Hypothesis/objectives: The study aimed to investigate an association between clinical and cytological findings with bacteriological data from dogs with OE, to establish, through Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) examination, whether the presence of biofilm in vivo can be predicted and to evaluate the impact of biofilm on antimicrobial susceptibility tests.
Materials And Methods: Fifty-six dogs showing clinical signs of OE were enrolled.
Claw diseases are rare in cats and often associated with cutaneous lesions in other regions of the body. This case report describes an atypical manifestation of a generalised onychopathy of unknown origin in a domestic short hair cat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Feline herpesvirus ulcerative dermatitis is an uncommon skin disease in cats, with a predominantly facial distribution characterized by massive infiltration of eosinophils and, occasionally, predominant neutrophils.
Objective: To describe the clinical and histopathological features of a putative atypical case of feline herpesvirus dermatitis.
Animal: A 10-month-old, intact male, European cat was presented with chronic monolateral ulcerative dermatitis with adherent crusts on the left pinna.