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• ISBN: 9781416025436
• ISBN: 141602543X
• Physical Description: xiii, 456 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
• Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, [2006]
• Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-396) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1 Introduction to the Skin and Hair Coat of Pets 1 -- Functions of the Skin 1 -- Structure of the Skin 4 -- Hair Composition and Growth 7 -- Glands of the Skin 9 -- Anal Sacs 10 -- Ears 11 -- Nails (Claws) 12 -- 2 Care of the Skin and Hair Coat 13 -- Grooming 13 -- Bathing 15 -- Dental Care 31 -- Ear Care 32 -- Care of the Nails 32 -- Topical Medications 34 -- Ectoparasite Control 34 -- 3 Symptoms of Diseases Affecting the Skin and Common Diagnostic Evaluations 41 -- Diagnostic Approaches 42 -- Skin Lesions (Primary and Secondary) 56 -- Alopecia (Hair Loss) 56 -- Itching (Pruritus) 62 -- Ear Diseases 63 -- Nail Diseases 64 -- 4 Allergies 65 -- Atopy 67 -- Contact Allergies 99 -- Food Allergies 102 -- Parasite-Related Allergies 111 -- Miscellaneous Allergies 114 -- 5 Bacterial Infections 117 -- Hot Spots (Acute Moist Dermatitis) 119 -- Skin Fold Pyoderma 122 -- Staphylococcal Pyoderma 124 -- Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections 131 -- 6 Parasitic Skin Diseases 141 -- Fleas 142 -- Mange and Other Mite Infestations 148 -- Ticks 167 -- Miscellaneous Ectoparasites 170 -- 7 Hormone-Related Skin Diseases 181 -- Adrenal Disorders 182 -- Thyroid Disorders 194 -- Sex Hormone Disorders 208 -- Miscellaneous Disorders 215 -- 8 Fungal Infections 225 -- Dermatophytes (Ringworm) 225 -- Yeast Infection (Malassezia Infection) 241 -- Subcutaneous and Systemic Fungal Infections 248 -- Fungal-Like Infections (Pythium and Lagenidium Infections) 254 -- 9 Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases 257 -- Pemphigus Complex 258 -- Lupus Complex 266 -- Miscellaneous Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases 272 -- Medications for Immune-Mediated Diseases 279 -- 10 Pediatric, Congenital, and Hereditary Skin Diseases 283 -- Acanthosis Nigricans 284 -- Acral Mutilation Syndrome 285 -- Color Mutant Alopecia and Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia 287 -- Congenital Hypotrichosis 289 -- Dermatomyositis 291 -- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 293 -- Epidermolysis Bullosa 295 -- Follicular Dysplasia 297 -- Ichthyosis 297 -- Idiopathic Facial Dermatitis of Cats 298 -- Juvenile Pyoderma (Juvenile Cellulitis, Puppy Strangles) 299 -- Lethal Acrodermatitis 300 -- Mucinosis 302 -- Pattern Baldness 303 -- Primary Keratinization Defects (Primary Seborrhea) 304 -- Sebaceous Adenitis 306 -- Zinc-Responsive Dermatoses 308 -- 11 Behavior-Related Skin Diseases 311 -- Lick Granuloma (Acral Lick Dermatitis) 314 -- Psychogenic Alopecia and Dermatitis in Cats 322 -- Tail Sucking and Biting 327 -- Flank Sucking 328 -- Self-Nursing 329 -- Foot Licking 329 -- Anal Licking 330 -- 12 Ear Diseases 333 -- Diseases Affecting the Earflap 334 -- Outer Ear Infections (Otitis Externa) 343 -- Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media) 364 -- Inner Ear Infections (Otitis Interna) 365 -- Ear Surgery 367 -- 13 Skin Tumors 369 -- Non-Neoplastic Skin Masses 370 -- Tumors of Epithelial Cells 372 -- Tumors of the Skin Glands and Hair Follicles 376 -- Dermal Tumors 381 -- Lymphohistiocytic Tumors 385 -- Tumors Derived from Melanocytes 388 -- Miscellaneous Tumors 389 -- Skin Diseases Associated with Remote Tumors (Paraneoplastic) 390.

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