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1 online resource (377 pages) |
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Title Page; Table of Contents; Section 1: The basic tools; Terminology and Glossary; Lesions; Investigation and diagnosis; 3.1 History; 3.2 Clinical Examination; 3.3 Examination For Ectoparasites; 3.4 Cytology; 3.5 Skin biopsies; 3.6 Fungal examination; 3.7 Examinations for bacteria and yeasts; 3.8 Allergy testing; 3.9 Tests for endocrine disease; Section 2: Problem-orientated approach; The pruritic patient; 4.1 Causes of pruritus; 4.2 The pruritic dog; 4.3 The more mature patient; 4.4 The pruritic cat; 4.5 Clinical approach to the pruritic cat; The scaling patient |
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5.1 The most common cause of scaling conditions is parasites5.2 Localisation of scaling disorders; 5.3 Dermatophytosis; 5.4 Bacterial and yeast infections; 5.5 Systemic disease; 5.6 Endocrine disease; 5.7 Mild scaling; 5.8 Biopsy; 5.9 Immune-mediated disease; 5.10 Primary genetic scaling disorders; 5.11 Hypersensitivity dermatitis; 5.12 Treatment of scaling disorders; The alopecic patient; 6.1 Congenital or inherited hairloss; 6.2 Pattern alopecias; 6.3 Traumatic hairloss; 6.4 Inflammatory hairloss; 6.5 Screen for alopecia due to systemic disease; 6.6 Paraneoplastic alopecia |
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6.7 Endocrine alopecia6.8 Biopsy; 6.9 Non-endocrine alopecias; 6.10 Long-term palliative treatment is usually necessary in alopecic skin conditions to address secondary complications (see chapter 27); Management of diseases presenting with spots (papules, pustules, vesicles and bullae); 7.1 Young animals; 7.2 Severe/recurrent or persistent lesions; 7.3 Investigation of papular disease; 7.4 Investigation of vesicular disease; 7.5 Investigation of pustular disease; 7.6 Folliculitis; Approach to changes in pigmentation |
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8.1 Changes in pigmentation may be generalised or may be localised in specific patterns8.2 Secondary changes in pigmentation should be differentiated from primary changes; 8.3 Generalised hyperpigmentation may occur in some endocrine and non-endocrine conditions; 8.4 Pigmentary change may be benign and/or transient; 8.5 Loss of pigmentation of the skin; 8.6 Reddening of the skin; 8.7 Increase in pigmentation; 8.8 Loss of pigmentation of hair coat; 8.9 Early histopathological examination is essential; 8.10 Some lesions cannot always be definitively diagnosed on biopsy |
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Management of raised and ulcerative skin lesions9.1 Papular pustular and vesicular disease; 9.2 Eosinophilic granuloma complex; 9.3 Cytology or histopathology; 9.4 Treatment of neoplastic disease; 9.5 Raised lesions due to micro-organisms; 9.6 Definitive diagnosis reached; 9.7 Chronic inflammatory and bacterial/fungal lesions; Section 3: Aetiological approach; Diseases caused by ectoparasites; 10.1 Dog; 10.2 Cats; 10.3 Rabbit; 10.4 Guinea pigs; 10.5 Other Mites And Lice Of Rabbits Mice And Gerbils(Figures 3.18b, 3.20b And 3.21); Skin disease caused by micro-organisms |
| Summary |
Part of the popular 'Notes On' series, this book is full of practical advice and information on diagnosing and treating common dermatological problems in small animals. The rapid reference format is designed to help you locate information as quickly as possible. Information on common dermatological complaints is offered in different ways to meet a variety of needs. Firstly a problem-orientated perspective is provided, and then a disease-based perspective looking at what underlying problems cause particular diseases. This is followed by a section that looks at dermatological disease by anatomic |
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11.1 Bacterial infections |
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Print version record |
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Veterinary dermatology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Pet medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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MEDICAL -- Veterinary Medicine -- Food Animal.
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MEDICAL -- Veterinary Medicine -- Small Animal.
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Pet medicine
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Veterinary dermatology
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Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118279342 |
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1118279344 |
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9781118279373 |
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1118279379 |
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