Uveodermatologic Syndrome in a Siberian Husky:
Clinical and Histopathological Findings
Min-Hee Kang, Hyun-Jeong Sung, Dae-Young Kim1
and Hee-Myung Park*
Department of
Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk
University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea; 1Veterinary
Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65205, USA *Corresponding author: parkhee@konkuk.ac.kr
Abstract
A 2-year-old, intact male Siberian Husky was
presented with corneal opacity, eye lid swelling, depigmentation, alopecia and
erythema predominantly on face. Bilateral uveitis preceded periocular and nasal
planum depigmentation. Ancillary tests excluded other systemic diseases.
Histopathology of the skin revealed lichenoid interface dermatitis with
pigmentary incontinence. Diffuse pyogranulomatous inflammation of the globes was
also noted. Based on the clinical signs and characteristic histopathological
findings, the dog was diagnosed as uveodermatologic syndrome (UDS). Further
treatment was not attempted in this case and the dog was euthanized. This case
report describes typical clinical and histopathologic features of UDS in a
Siberian Husky.