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KMID : 1094020140310040313
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2014 Volume.31 No. 4 p.313 ~ p.315
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A Case of Pituitary Dwarfism in a Dog: Improvement of Alopecia with Oral Melatonin
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Oh Seung-kuk
Baek Dae-seung
Kim Yun-Hye
Kim Nam-Soo
Kim Jong-Hoon
Park Chul
Park Jin-Ho
Kim Nam-Jung
Chung Tae-Ho
Kim Ju-min
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Abstract
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A 13-month old, intact female, miniature Schnauzer dog was presented with history of dermatitis, pruritusand pain of ear pinnae with delayed puberty. The basal serum growth hormone level was 0.01 ng/ml, which was muchlower than the reference range (1.80-2.00 ng/ml). On the xylazine stimulation test, the dog was no responsive toadministration of xylazine. The dog was diagnosed as isolated type pituitary dwarfism. Treatment was aimed to improvealopecia with oral melatonin. After initiation of treatment, alopecia of the ear pinnae has been improved.
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KEYWORD
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Alopecia, Dog, Growth hormone, Melatonin, Pituitary dwarfism
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