Congenital fibropapillomatosis in a pig

Abstract

This paper reports a case of congenital cutaneous fibropapillomatosis in a piglet from a swine-producing farm in the municipality of Concórdia, Santa Catarina - Brazil. The main gross lesion was an exophytic mass with a pinkish color, irregular surface, and margins, sometimes with a cerebrum-like appearance, extending from the right cervical and scapular regions to the craniomedial portion of the right forelimb. Histologically, the mass consisted of a well-delimited proliferation of fibrous tissue in the superficial dermis, covered by a proliferation of keratinocytes with low cellular atypia. Diffuse and severe hyperkeratosis of the epidermis was also observed. Immunohistochemistry for papillomavirus was negative, indicating that this animal had spontaneous non-viral papillomatosis. This condition is rare in pigs, with only two other cases described in the literature.