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Diagnostic features, confirmation and disease progression in 28 cases of lethal acrodermatitis of bull terriers.
The Journal of small animal practice - 1 Nov 2000
McEwan N A, McNeil P E, Thompson H, McCandlish I A
Abstract excerpt
Lethal acrodermatitis (LAD) is a genetically determined metabolic disease of bull terriers first described in the USA in the 1980s. In this study, the largest so far reported, 28 bull terriers born in the UK were diagnosed as suffering from LAD, and the clinical findings and the progression of the disease with time are described. The main characteristics of LAD are stunting, splayed digits, eating difficulties,...
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