Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog
A 15-month-old intact female Pitbull was referred because of recurrent, episodic, self-limiting, excitement-induced bleeding from nontraumatised skin. No abnormalities were detected upon physical examination. Subsequently, the dog went for a walk under the direct supervision of one of the authors, b...
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author | Evi I. Sofou Anna Gavra Manolis N. Saridomichelakis |
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description | A 15-month-old intact female Pitbull was referred because of recurrent, episodic, self-limiting, excitement-induced bleeding from nontraumatised skin. No abnormalities were detected upon physical examination. Subsequently, the dog went for a walk under the direct supervision of one of the authors, became overexcited and, after approximately five minutes, bloody liquid, with a patchy distribution, appeared along the hair shafts of the face and neck. The affected skin was congested, partially blanching on diascopy and bloody liquid was oozing from the follicular openings. Urticaria, dermographism and hypertension were excluded, the complete blood count and coagulation profile were within the reference ranges and an analysis of the bloody exudate confirmed its blood components. The cutaneous bleeding of the dog followed a self-limited course, with no episodes during the last two years. Clinical and laboratory findings and the long-term evolution of this dog bear striking similarities to haematidrosis, a rare human disease of multifactorial aetiology and equivocal pathogenesis. |
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spelling | doaj.art-bb682f38fbf84ddeb2fad8bd4a29fb0a2023-11-23T10:56:08ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812021-12-0181232710.3390/vetsci8120327Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a DogEvi I. Sofou0Anna Gavra1Manolis N. Saridomichelakis2Clinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, Trikalon Str. 224, GR-43132 Karditsa, GreeceClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, Trikalon Str. 224, GR-43132 Karditsa, GreeceClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, Trikalon Str. 224, GR-43132 Karditsa, GreeceA 15-month-old intact female Pitbull was referred because of recurrent, episodic, self-limiting, excitement-induced bleeding from nontraumatised skin. No abnormalities were detected upon physical examination. Subsequently, the dog went for a walk under the direct supervision of one of the authors, became overexcited and, after approximately five minutes, bloody liquid, with a patchy distribution, appeared along the hair shafts of the face and neck. The affected skin was congested, partially blanching on diascopy and bloody liquid was oozing from the follicular openings. Urticaria, dermographism and hypertension were excluded, the complete blood count and coagulation profile were within the reference ranges and an analysis of the bloody exudate confirmed its blood components. The cutaneous bleeding of the dog followed a self-limited course, with no episodes during the last two years. Clinical and laboratory findings and the long-term evolution of this dog bear striking similarities to haematidrosis, a rare human disease of multifactorial aetiology and equivocal pathogenesis.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/12/327haematofolliculohidrosishaematohidrosisskinspontaneousstigmatasweat |
spellingShingle | Evi I. Sofou Anna Gavra Manolis N. Saridomichelakis Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog Veterinary Sciences haematofolliculohidrosis haematohidrosis skin spontaneous stigmata sweat |
title | Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog |
title_full | Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog |
title_fullStr | Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog |
title_full_unstemmed | Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog |
title_short | Excitement-Induced Cutaneous Bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a Dog |
title_sort | excitement induced cutaneous bleeding haematidrosis like in a dog |
topic | haematofolliculohidrosis haematohidrosis skin spontaneous stigmata sweat |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/12/327 |
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