Small Animal Dermatology, 3rd edition

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CHAPTER 29 KERATINIZATION (CORNIFICATION) DISORDERS 449


Fig. 29.19.Hair shaft from a dog with color dilution alopecia. Melanosomes are large and irregular in shape,
producing a bulge and damage to the hair cuticle.


Fig. 29.20.Sebaceous adenitis in a 9-year-old male-castrate standard poodle. Affected areas of skin are
noted as patches of darkened hair coat on the body, pinnae, and muzzle.

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