A Case of Nonsyndromic Aplasia Cutis Congenita (Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta) in  a Large White Yorkshire Piglet

Raghy  Radhakrishnan; S Meenakshi  Sundaram; P Tensing Gnanaraj; M Manobhavan

doi:10.48165/ijapm.2024.40.1.8

Authors

Raghy Radhakrishnan Livestock Farm Complex, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tamil Nadu
S Meenakshi Sundaram Livestock Farm Complex, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tamil Nadu
P Tensing Gnanaraj Livestock Farm Complex, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tamil Nadu
M Manobhavan Livestock Farm Complex, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijapm.2024.40.1.8

Keywords:

Aplasia Cutis Congenita, Large White Yorkshire piglet, skin anomaly

Abstract

Nonsyndromic Aplasia Cutis Congenita (Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta) are congenital, circumscribed hypoplastic defects of multiple or deeper skin layers in swine. Although swine have been reported to have epitheliogenesis imperfecta, little is known about this condition in the literature. A new born Large White Yorkshire female piglet was presented with glistening red, well-demarcated discontinuities in the skin on the frontal skull with no apparent bleeding which was managed by conservative treatment.

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