Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf

Volume: 5 Number: 2 June 1, 2016
  • Zafer Usta
  • Björn Jacobsen
  • Heidi Kuiper
  • Ludwig Haas
  • Ottmar Distl
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Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf

Abstract

The present case was a nearly complete hairless female German Holstein calf. Clinical examination and necropsy were performed when the calf was six weeks old. The calf had conjunctivitis in both eyes, injuries, ulcer and edema at limb joints. Histopathological findings of the present case confirmed a general hypotrichosis, a segmental atrichosis and dermatitis. Further findings were hyperkeratosis, pneumonia, splenitis, glycogen storage in liver and hypoplasia of the thymus. The virological results were negative for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus and antibody. The inbreeding coefficient for the affected calf was 1.074%, chromosomal anomalies were not found in the metaphases of the affected calf (2n=60,XX). The congenital hypotrichosis/atrichosis described herein shows similarities with the nude/severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) caused by Forkhead-box n1 (FOXN1) phenotype in humans inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. Further research has to clarify whether FOXN1 plays a pivotal role for this disease in calves.

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Heidi Kuiper This is me

Ludwig Haas This is me

Ottmar Distl This is me

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June 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Usta, Z., Jacobsen, B., Kuiper, H., Haas, L., & Distl, O. (2016). Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 5(2), 173-176. https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ
AMA
1.Usta Z, Jacobsen B, Kuiper H, Haas L, Distl O. Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2016;5(2):173-176. https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ
Chicago
Usta, Zafer, Björn Jacobsen, Heidi Kuiper, Ludwig Haas, and Ottmar Distl. 2016. “Congenital Hypotrichosis With Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 5 (2): 173-76. https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ.
EndNote
Usta Z, Jacobsen B, Kuiper H, Haas L, Distl O (June 1, 2016) Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 5 2 173–176.
IEEE
[1]Z. Usta, B. Jacobsen, H. Kuiper, L. Haas, and O. Distl, “Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 173–176, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ
ISNAD
Usta, Zafer - Jacobsen, Björn - Kuiper, Heidi - Haas, Ludwig - Distl, Ottmar. “Congenital Hypotrichosis With Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 5/2 (June 1, 2016): 173-176. https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ.
JAMA
1.Usta Z, Jacobsen B, Kuiper H, Haas L, Distl O. Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2016;5:173–176.
MLA
Usta, Zafer, et al. “Congenital Hypotrichosis With Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 5, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 173-6, https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ.
Vancouver
1.Zafer Usta, Björn Jacobsen, Heidi Kuiper, Ludwig Haas, Ottmar Distl. Congenital Hypotrichosis with Thymus Hypoplasia in a Female German Holstein Calf. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;5(2):173-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45DR52JJ