Histological Lesions and Cellular Response in the Skin of Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra r. rupicapra) Spontaneously Affected by Sarcoptic Mange

Table 2

Subsets of inflammatory cells in skin samples from controls and trombiculid and sarcoptic mange-infected chamois.

Examined subjects	Classification of sarcoptic mange skin lesions	CD3^+ lymphocytes/10,000 m^2	CD79α^+ lymphocytes/10,000 m^2	CD68^+ macrophages/10,000 m^2	Eosinophils/10,000 m^2	Mast cells/10,000 m^2
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Controls
Trombiculosis
Sarcoptic mange	Grade 1
	Grade 2
	Grade 3
	Total

Significant differences among CD3⁺ T lymphocyte (), CD79α⁺ B lymphocyte (), CD68⁺ macrophages (+), eosinophils (#) and mast cells () with controls. Significant differences between CD3⁺ T lymphocyte (), CD68⁺ macrophages () and mast cells () in chamois with sarcoptic mange and subjects with trombiculosis. Significant differences among CD79α⁺ B lymphocyte () in chamois with grade 3 and subjects with grade 1 and 2; significant differences among eosinophils () in chamois with grade 2 and animals with grade 1 and 3; significant differences between eosinophils () in chamois with grade 3 and grade 1.