Metabolic Epidermal Necrosis In Dogs

Metabolic epidermal necrosis is a rare endocrine metabolic disease, characterized by dermatological signs which has clinical and pathological similarity with necrolytic migratory erythema in humans. The present report describes three cases of MEN in dogs affected with erythematous ulcerative crusting dermatitis associated with hepatopathy. The diagnosis was based on cutaneous histopathology. The prognosis is poor and the three dogs died despite the treatment.