Atrophic Diseases of the Adnexa

July 2005

Thelma Lee Gross, Peter J. Ihrke, Emily J. Walder, Verena K. Affolter

Studysummary This chapter reviews various types of alopecia and associated skin diseases in dogs and cats but presents no new clinical findings. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

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