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Massimini M, Crisi PE, Borzacchiello G, Altamura G, Della Salda L, Rinaldi V, De Bonis A, Romanucci M. Unusual tongue metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma in a cat with feline lung-digit syndrome. J Comp Pathol 2023; 207:83-86. [PMID: 37988915 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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This report describes the pathological findings in a 15-year-old spayed female Domestic Shorthaired cat with a pulmonary adenocarcinoma characterized by feline lung-digit syndrome (FLDS) and unusual tongue metastasis. Felis catus papillomavirus type 3 (FcaPV-3) DNA was amplified from the lingual sample but not from samples of the pulmonary mass or digital or splenic metastatic lesions, indicating the presence of FcaPV-3 in the oral cavity but not suggesting a role for FcaPVs in tumour pathogenesis. FLDS is a clinical entity in which primary lung tumours present because of metastatic digital lesions. In humans, tongue metastasis may be a rare initial presentation of lung cancer, whereas, to the best of our knowledge, tongue metastasis of feline tumours has not been reported. Although lingual metastases are rare, the present findings serve to remind clinicians that metastatic manifestations of primary lung tumours in cats may involve multiple extrapulmonary sites, including the tongue.
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- Marcella Massimini
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio S.P. 18, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio S.P. 18, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples 'Federico II', Via Federico Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples 'Federico II', Via Federico Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio S.P. 18, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio S.P. 18, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio S.P. 18, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio S.P. 18, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
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Medeiros-Fonseca B, Faustino-Rocha AI, Medeiros R, Oliveira PA, Gil da Costa RM. Canine and feline papillomaviruses: an update. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1174673. [PMID: 37261110 PMCID: PMC10229045 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1174673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Papillomaviruses are small viruses able to cause disease not only in mammalians, but also in birds and reptiles. In recent years, a rising number of papillomaviruses have been identified in dogs and cats, totaling 24 canine papillomavirus (CPV) and six feline papillomavirus (FcaPV). The canine and feline papillomaviruses (CPVs and FcaPVs, respectively) are responsible for multiple lesions in these domestic species but the potential pathological relevance of some recently identified types remains to be determined. CPVs are associated with oral papillomatosis, cutaneous papillomas and viral pigmented plaques, and have been rarely associated with the development of oral and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas in their canine hosts. FcaPVs are associated with oral papillomas, viral plaques, and Bowenoid in situ carcinomas. The present review provides readers with the more recent advances on dog and cat papillomavirus research, bringing an update on this field to both veterinary practitioners and the virology community at large.
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- Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca
- Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production (Inov4Agro), Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Vila Real, Portugal
- Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Health Research Network (RISE)@CI-IPOP, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), Porto, Portugal
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- Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production (Inov4Agro), Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Zootechnics, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
- Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Évora, Portugal
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- Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Health Research Network (RISE)@CI-IPOP, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences, Porto, Portugal
- FP-I3ID, FP-ENAS, FP-BHS, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
- Research Department, Portuguese League Against Cancer (NRNorte), Porto, Portugal
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- Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production (Inov4Agro), Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production (Inov4Agro), Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), Vila Real, Portugal
- Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Health Research Network (RISE)@CI-IPOP, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), Porto, Portugal
- Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Postgraduate Programme in Adult Health (PPGSAD), Department of Morphology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), UFMA University Hospital (HUUFMA), São Luís, Brazil
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Munday JS, Orbell G, Robinson L. Detection of a novel papillomaviral sequence in viral plaques confined to the pinna of a dog. Vet Dermatol 2023. [PMID: 36941227 DOI: 10.1111/vde.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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A raised plaque that contained histological evidence of papillomavirus infection and sequences from a novel papillomavirus type developed close to the ear canal of a 14-year-old West Highland white terrier. The plaque was excised, and further plaques developed within the same area of pinna.
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- John S Munday
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Gribbles Veterinary Pathology Ltd, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Munday JS, Hardcastle M, Dally N. In situ squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva and nictitating membrane associated with Felis catus papillomavirus type 3 in a cat. Vet Pathol 2022; 59:463-466. [DOI: 10.1177/03009858221079667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are common cancers of cats. While papillomaviruses (PVs) are an important cause of human OSCCs, there is currently little evidence that PVs cause squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of the mouth or other mucosal surfaces in cats. In the present cat, in situ carcinomas developed on the gingiva and nictitating membrane. Neoplastic cells within both cancers contained prominent PV-induced cellular changes consistent with those caused by Felis catus PV3 (FcaPV3), and FcaPV3 DNA was amplified from both cancers. Neoplasms also contained intense nuclear and cytoplasmic p16CDKN2A protein (p16) immunolabeling, suggesting PV-induced degradation of retinoblastoma protein. The molecular and histological features strongly suggested the cancers were caused by FcaPV3 infection. This is the first report of an association between PV infection and the development of an in situ carcinoma of the mucosa of cats. The identification of these lesions suggests that PVs might cause a proportion of OSCCs, and SCCs from other mucosal surfaces, in cats.
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- Pakuranga Vet Clinic & Cattery, Auckland, New Zealand
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Munday JS, Lam ATH, Sakai M. Extensive progressive pigmented viral plaques in a Chihuahua dog. Vet Dermatol 2022; 33:252-254. [PMID: 35018688 DOI: 10.1111/vde.13056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Extensive exophytic pigmented viral plaques developed on a Chihuahua dog causing pruritus and discomfort. Neither the medical treatments used nor a papillomavirus vaccine resulted in clinical improvement. Laser surgery removed some plaques, yet others developed. This case illustrates the difficulty in treating viral plaques and the progressive nature of this disease.
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- John S Munday
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Animal Dermatology & Allergy, Rocklin, CA, USA
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Evidence from a Series of 104 Equine Sarcoids Suggests That Most Sarcoids in New Zealand Are Caused by Bovine Papillomavirus Type 2, although Both BPV1 and BPV2 DNA Are Detectable in around 10% of Sarcoids. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11113093. [PMID: 34827825 PMCID: PMC8614326 DOI: 10.3390/ani11113093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Equine sarcoids are common cancers of horses that are caused by bovine papillomaviruses (BPVs). Previous studies have suggested that most sarcoids are caused by either BPV1 or BPV2, with the proportion caused by each BPV type dependent on the country in which the horse lived. Additionally, some studies also suggest that other papillomavirus (PV) types could cause equine sarcoids. The study was comprised of 104 sarcoids from New Zealand horses and used both specific and consensus PCR primer sets. Overall, PV DNA was amplified from 90% of the sarcoids. Of the ones that contained BPV DNA, 88% contained only BPV2 DNA, 10% BPV1 and BPV2 DNA, and 2% only BPV1 DNA. Only the primers specific for BPV1 or specific for BPV2 amplified DNA and no other PV types were detected. There was little variability in the rates of detection between different regions of New Zealand and rates were consistent when two distinct time periods were compared. These results suggest that sarcoids from New Zealand horses are consistently most often caused by BPV2 and thus if vaccination is used to prevent these cancers, it will be important to use a vaccine that provides good protection against this BPV type. Abstract Equine sarcoids are common mesenchymal neoplasms of horses that are caused by cross-species infection by deltapapillomaviruses. While bovine papillomavirus (BPV) 1 and 2 are the most common causes, there are differences between countries regarding which of these BPV types cause the majority of sarcoids. Additionally, no causative PV can be detected in a subset of sarcoids, suggesting that other PV types could be rarer causes of these neoplasms. In the present study, consensus PCR primers and PCR primers specific for the five deltapapillomavirus types currently known to cause mesenchymal neoplasia (BPV1, BPV2, BPV13, BPV14, and Ovis aries PV2 DNA) were used to investigate the presence of PV DNA in 104 sarcoids from three defined regions in New Zealand and from two distinct time periods separated by 15 years. PV DNA was detected in 94 (90.4%) sarcoids. Of the sarcoids containing PV DNA, 83 (88.3%) contained only BPV2 DNA, 9 (9.6%) BPV1 and BPV2 DNA, and 2 (2.1%) only BPV1 DNA. No other PV types were detected. The predominance of BPV2 is consistent with studies of sarcoids from North America but dissimilar to studies of sarcoids from Europe and Australia. Detection rates of BPV1 and BPV2 were similar in sarcoids from different regions of New Zealand and in sarcoids from different time periods. These results suggest that most equine sarcoids in New Zealand are caused by BPV2 and thus if vaccines are developed to prevent sarcoids, vaccines that provide good protection against BPV2 will be required in this country.
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Papillomaviruses in Domestic Cats. Viruses 2021; 13:v13081664. [PMID: 34452528 PMCID: PMC8402708 DOI: 10.3390/v13081664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Papillomaviruses (PVs) are well established to cause hyperplastic papillomas (warts) in humans and animals. In addition, due to their ability to alter cell regulation, PVs are also recognized to cause approximately 5% of human cancers and these viruses have been associated with neoplasia in a number of animal species. In contrast to other domestic species, cats have traditionally been thought to less frequently develop disease due to PV infection. However, in the last 15 years, the number of viruses and the different lesions associated with PVs in cats have greatly expanded. In this review, the PV life cycle and the subsequent immune response is briefly discussed along with methods used to investigate a PV etiology of a lesion. The seven PV types that are currently known to infect cats are reviewed. The lesions that have been associated with PV infections in cats are then discussed and the review finishes with a brief discussion on the use of vaccines to prevent PV-induced disease in domestic cats.
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Kobayashi M, Yoshida T, Yamashita R, Ichikawa R, Nakahara J, Nakamura K, Okano H, Takahashi Y, Ito N, Shibutani M. Squamous cell carcinoma in a digit of the hind limb with systemic metastasis in a 17-year-old female koala. J Vet Med Sci 2021; 83:994-996. [PMID: 33896874 PMCID: PMC8267191 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.20-0709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We encountered a case of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in a 17-year-old female
koala at a zoo. A fragile, papillary, elevated mass was found on the third digit of the
right hind limb. SCC was identified histopathologically: squamous cell-like polygonal
tumor cells showed a nest-like growth pattern with epidermal down growth, central
keratinization and necrotic foci, and invaded dermal connective tissues. Metastatic
lesions were observed in various organs, including the lung and axillary lymph node: in
the lung, multiple metastatic foci similar to the primary lesion, and in the axillary
lymph node, individual polygonal tumor cells infiltrated the sinusoids.
Immunohistochemistry revealed that the tumor cells were positive for proliferating cell
nuclear antigen, which exhibited 32–33% of labeling indices in the tumor cells. To our
knowledge, this is the first report of a case of SCC in a digit of a koala.
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- Mio Kobayashi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Hirakawa Zoological Park, 5669-1 Hirakawa-cho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 891-0133, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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Munday JS, Hardcastle MR, Hunter S, Harvey CJ. Papillomas and probable in situ carcinoma in association with a novel papillomavirus in a red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus). Arch Virol 2021; 166:1157-1161. [PMID: 33550506 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-04967-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Numerous raised plaques were observed on the feet of a red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) that had been found dead. The plaques consisted of thickened epidermis with cell changes indicative of papillomavirus (PV) infection prominent within affected areas. Evidence suggesting progression to neoplasia was visible in one lesion. A DNA sequence that was most similar, but only 68.3% identical, to duck PV type 3 was amplified from the papillomas, suggesting a novel PV type. Lesions containing PV DNA have only previously been reported in three avian species. This is the first evidence that PVs could cause neoplasia in birds.
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- John S Munday
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Detection of a Putative Novel Papillomavirus Type within a Large Exophytic Papilloma on the Fetlock of a Horse. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9100816. [PMID: 33027924 PMCID: PMC7599537 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9100816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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A 10-year-old horse presented with two 3-cm diameter exophytic masses over the fetlock. Histology was consistent with a hyperplastic squamous papilloma and numerous cell changes consistent with papillomavirus (PV) infection were visible. Partial sequences of PV L1 and E1 ORFs were amplified using consensus PCR primers. The sequences were most similar to Equus caballus type 1 (EcPV1). However, as the sequences were only around 73% similar to EcPV1, they appear to be from a novel PV type that is likely to be within the Zetapapillomavirus genus. The papillomas were treated with topical imiquimod and resolved within 14 weeks. The clinical presentation of the papillomas in the present case had marked differences to the clinical presentation of EcPV-1-induced papillomas, which are typically small, numerous and around the face. Observations from the present case increase the clinical spectrum of PV-induced lesions in this species as well as providing evidence of an additional novel papillomavirus that is able to cause disease in horses.
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Munday JS, Piripi SA, Julian A, Martin SJ. Long‐term recurrent, yet nonprogressive, pedal viral papillomas in a dog. Vet Dermatol 2020; 31:489-e128. [DOI: 10.1111/vde.12888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- John S. Munday
- School of Veterinary Science Massey University Tennent Drive Palmerston North4410New Zealand
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- IDEXX Laboratories Tennent Drive Palmerston North4410New Zealand
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- IDEXX Laboratories Tennent Drive Palmerston North4410New Zealand
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- Rappaw Veterinary Care 15 Paremata Crescent Paremata5024New Zealand
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