Cutaneous apocrine cystomatosis in three slaughter-aged pigs
Fecha de publicación
2019-12-09ISSN
1040-6387
Resumen
Apocrine cystomatosis is a rare condition characterized by clusters of cystically dilated sweat glands or other specialized apocrine glands. Cystic dilation of cutaneous sweat glands has been described in humans, dogs, and cats, but not in pigs, to our knowledge. We describe herein linear, brown, colloid-filled cavities < 1 cm diameter within the subcutaneous fat of the entire dorsal region of carcasses of three 6-mo-old pigs. These incidental findings were detected during meat inspection in 3 different slaughterhouses in Catalonia, Spain. Histopathology revealed multiple cystic cavities lined by flattened glandular epithelium, filled with proteinaceous material, and corresponding to cystic hyperplasia of sweat glands.
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English
Materias (CDU)
619 - Veterinaria
Páginas
11
Publicado por
SAGE Publications
Publicado en
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Citación
López-Figueroa, Carlos, Mariano Domingo, Bernat Martí, Enric Vidal and Joaquim Segalés. 2020. "Cutaneous Apocrine Cystomatosis In Three Slaughter-Aged Pigs”. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 32(1), 159–161. SAGE Publications. doi.org/10.1177/1040638719894553.
Program
Sanitat Animal
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