Small Animal Dermatology, 3rd edition

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CHAPTER 12 AUTOIMMUNE BLISTERING DISEASES 199


Fig. 12.1.Insecticide-induced pemphigus foliaceus: a large patch of alopecia with erythema, crusting, and
thickening at the location of application (dorsal shoulder region) in a 6-year-old male-castrate Akita. Complete
clinical remission was achieved with treatment.


Fig. 12.2.Large, panfollicular and coalescing, flaccid pustules with secondary crusts characteristic of pem-
phigus foliaceus.

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