Cutaneous Asthenia (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) in a Cat

    January 2013 in “ Türk veterinerlik ve hayvancılık dergisi/Turkish journal of veterinary and animal sciences ”
    Banu Dokuzeylül, ELİF DEMET ALTUN, TAMER HALİT ÖZDOĞAN, HASAN HAKAN BOZKURT, SEÇKİN SERDAR ARUN, Mehmet Erman Or
    TLDR A cat in Turkey had Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, showing very stretchy skin and easy bruising.
    The article described a rare case of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) in a 2-year-old crossbred female spayed cat, characterized by skin hyperextensibility, alopecia, and an ulcerative wound on the left hind leg. The cat's skin was notably hyperelastic, smooth, and prone to tearing with minor trauma. This report was significant as it was the first documented case of cutaneous asthenia in a feline in Turkey.
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