Multifocal lesions occur in 30 % to 40 % of cases.5
Not exact matches
The gross appearance of skin
lesions was as follows: focal or
multifocal alopecia (n = 17; 90 %)(Fig. 1), erythema (n = 15; 79 %), papulae (n = 11; 57.9 %), crusting (n = 5; 26.3 %) and lichenification (n = 2; 10.5 %).
In the Spring of 2011, veterinary eye specialist, Dr. I. Hoffman, was surprised to observe
multifocal retinal
lesions during a routine eye exam on a 13 month old Australian Shepherd.
Dr. Hoffman recognized the similarity of these
lesions to those known to occur in other breeds affected with Canine
Multifocal Retinopathy and he contacted OptiGen about the case.
According to information provided by the dog owners, at least some of the Swedish vallhund dogs with MAC - like
lesions suffered from severe gastrointestinal parasitism early in life which may have resulted in
multifocal chorioretinitis.