Análise do perfil dos pacientes caninos com dermatopatias autoimunes atendidos no Hospital Veterinário UFU

Abstract

Autoimmune skin diseases are characterized by the body's immune system mistakenly recognizing its own cells and tissues as threats, leading to inflammation and damage to the affected organs. The studied diseases include discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, pemphigus foliaceus, erythematous pemphigus, vulgar pemphigus, vegetative pemphigus, and uveodermatological syndrome. The aim of this study was to identify predispositions based on race, size, gender, age, environment, castration, time of year, and clinical signs by analyzing the medical records of animals treated at the Veterinary Hospital of UFU from January 2018 to December 2023. The study aimed to better understand these diseases and their profile in the Uberlândia region; however, the extremely low number of cases made it impossible to establish this profile.