Epitheliogenesis imperfecta in a bovine fetus of Korean native cattle

Rhyoo, Moon-Young; Jung, Ji-Youl; Her, Ji-Woong; Lee, Myoung-Heon; Ku, Kyung-Nyer; Choi, Kwon-Rac; Yoon, Soon-Seek

doi:2014.54.4.253

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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2014;54(4):253-256.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.2014.54.4.253 Published online December 22, 2014.

Epitheliogenesis imperfecta in a bovine fetus of Korean native cattle

Moon-Young Rhyoo¹, Ji-Youl Jung¹, Ji-Woong Her¹, Myoung-Heon Lee¹, Kyung-Nyer Ku², Kwon-Rac Choi², Soon-Seek Yoon¹

¹Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency
²Western Gyeonggi Livestock Inspection Office, Institute for Gyeonggi-do Veterinary Service

한우에서의 불완전상피발생

류문영¹, 정지열¹, 허지웅¹, 이명헌¹, 구경녀², 최권락², 윤순식¹

¹농림축산검역본부 질병진단과
²경기도 축산위생연구소 서부축산물검사소

Abstract

In this study, we describe a case of epitheliogenesis imperfecta (EI) observed in the fetus of Korean native cattle. The fetus had multifocal areas of skin defect, especially on the distal portions of the four limbs, and the affected areas were bright-red and glistening. Histopathologically, these areas were characterized by complete absence of squamous epithelium, infiltration of inflammatory cells into the dermis, atrophy of hair follicles, sebaceous and sweat glands. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of epitheliogenesis imperfecta in Korean native cattle.

Key Words: epitheliogenesis imperfecta, Korean native cattle, skin