Discoid lupus erythematosus: General review and a series of cases of a specialized service in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

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Carlos Eduardo Larsson
Mary Otsuka

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As a result of its occurrence in the dermatology service of the Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade de São Paulo, the main aspects related to etiopathogeny, epidemiology, symptoms and lesions (both in domestics carnivores and herbivores), diagnosis and treatment protocol of discoid lúpus erythematosus are reviewed in this study. Brazilian and American data are presented and discussed in relation to the occurrence of other auto-immune diseases according to variables such as race definition, sex and age of domestics carnivores, which are compared to those reported in humans.

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LARSSON, C. E.; OTSUKA, M. Discoid lupus erythematosus: General review and a series of cases of a specialized service in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 3, n. 1, p. 29-36, 1 Jan. 2000.
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SMALL ANIMALS