Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (cutaneous asthenia) in a Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)

Jagoda Ciszewska-Ceran; Marcin Szczepanik; Piotr Wilkołek; Anna Śmiech; Anna Wilczyńska; Mateusz Szadkowski

doi:10.1111/vde.13251

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (cutaneous asthenia) in a Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)

Vet Dermatol. 2024 Apr 25. doi: 10.1111/vde.13251. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jagoda Ciszewska-Ceran¹, Marcin Szczepanik¹, Piotr Wilkołek¹, Anna Śmiech², Anna Wilczyńska³, Mateusz Szadkowski⁴

Affiliations

¹ Subdepartment of Clinical Diagnostics and Veterinary Dermatology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
² Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
³ Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
⁴ Department and Clinic of Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

PMID: 38660749
DOI: 10.1111/vde.13251

Abstract

A case of cutaneous asthenia in a Campbell's dwarf hamster is described. The animal was found to have hyperextensible skin, glaucoma and lens dislocation. Histopathological examination revealed an irregular, haphazard arrangement of collagen fibres in the dermis. The animal underwent surgical reduction of the skin folds which provided only temporary relief.

Keywords: Campbell's dwarf hamster; cutaneous asthenia; histopathology.

Publication types

Case Reports