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[Solar glossitis in sled dogs]

P Arnold1, S Arnold, B Hauser

  • 1Department für Innere Medizin, Veterinär-Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Zürich.

Schweizer Archiv Fur Tierheilkunde
|August 28, 1998
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Sledge dogs developed ulcerative glossitis, a tongue inflammation, linked to glacier UV light exposure. Histological findings confirmed a phototoxic reaction as the cause.

Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Dermatology
  • Environmental Pathology

Context:

  • Sledge dogs in a colony exhibited an increased incidence of ulcerative glossitis.
  • Lesions appeared on the anterior portion of the tongue.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the etiology of ulcerative glossitis in sledge dogs.
  • To determine the role of environmental factors, specifically UV light, in the observed lesions.

Summary:

  • The onset of glossitis coincided with the dogs' use on a glacier.
  • Histological examination revealed changes consistent with a phototoxic reaction.
  • Other potential causes of glossitis were systematically excluded.

Impact:

  • This study identifies UV light as a direct cause of ulcerative glossitis in sledge dogs.

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