Generalized Alopecia with Vasculitis-Like Changes in a Dog with Babesiosis

    January 2013 in “ Journal of Veterinary Medical Science ”
    Yumi Tasaki, Naoki Miura, Keita Iyori, Koji Nishifuji, Yasuyuki Endo, Yasuyuki Momoi
    A 12-year-old Satsuma dog with generalized alopecia, erythema, crusts, desquamation, papules, erosions, and skin necrosis was diagnosed with Babesia gibsoni. Despite initial improvement with antiprotozoal treatment, the dog's skin lesions and anemia relapsed after discontinuation. Histopathological examination suggested early leukocytoclastic vasculitis or ischemic vasculopathy.
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