Instructions to Contributors
The Diagnostic Exercises (DEs) are an initiative of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), the Latin American subdivision of The Davis-Thompson Foundation (DTF). These exercises are contributed by members and non-members of the LCPG or DTF, from any country. Cases do not have to be something unusual, and all sub-specialties of pathology are welcome! Previous cases are available online at the Davis Thompson Foundation website and in the member’s section of the AAVLD website. Selected cases are also published in each number of the Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology; if a case is selected for the latter, the authors will be contacted to request authorization before the DE is transferred to the B J Vet Path.
Submission Requirements
The following files should be submitted:
1-Question Sheet: the problem should be stated and questions provided. See the template for a Question Sheet by clicking on this link.
2-Answer sheet: provide here the answers to the questions posed in the Question Sheet. In this file, also provide a title for your DE and insert again the images originally included in the Question Sheet, plus any other images needed to answer the questions posed. See the template for an Answer Sheet by clicking on this link.
The DE should be written in English and submitted in Microsoft Word format, using font 11, Verdana.
Please submit the figures intercalated in the text as close as possible to their reference in the text. In the answer sheet ONLY, provide a legend immediately below each figure. The figures should be in color (except EM); both JPG and TIFF are accepted.
The corresponding author must be indicated by placing his/her contact e-mail address right after his or her name.
References
Please format references according to the examples given below. Cite references in the text using reference numbers within parentheses, e.g. (4, 17). List the references in alphabetical order. Abbreviate journal titles according to the Index Medicus/MEDLINE. When in doubt, please refer to the Vancouver Guide for Authors (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/). For books or book chapters, please cite the specific pages and not the whole book or chapter. Please limit the number of references to a maximum of 10.
1. Buzzoni R, Torre SD, Cortinovis D, Catena L. Case report of synchronous multicentric osteosarcoma and review of the literature: the importance of autopsy for diagnosis. Tumori 2005;91: 90-2.
2. Crowe MW, Swerczek TW. Equine congenital defects. Am J Vet Res 1985;46: 353-8.
3. Cudd TA, Mayhew IG, Cottrill CM. Agenesis of the corpus callosum with cerebellar vermian hypoplasia in a foal resembling the Dandy-Walker syndrome: pre-mortem diagnosis by clinical evaluation and CT scanning. Equine Vet J 1989;21: 378-81.
4. Mayhew J. Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy. In: Large Animal Neurology. 2nd ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell; 2008. p. 366-8.
5. Cantile C, Youssef S. Nervous system: Mycotoxic leukoencephalomalacia of horses. In: Maxie MG, editor. Jubb, Kennedy & Palmer’s Pathology of domestic animals. 6th Ed, Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2016. p. 315-6.
Submit your DE via e-mail to:
diagnostic_exercise_submission@list.cldavis.org
For questions about preparation and/or submission of a DE, feel free to contact Dr Claudio Barros, Editor in Chief, at: claudiobarros1945@gmail.com