Dermatological complaints account for a large proportion of consultations and there have been rapid advances in our understanding of long-described diseases. This new edition will provide a ready source of practical information for veterinary surgeons, veterinary students, nurses and technicians, plus those working toward specialist qualifications in veterinary dermatology.

• examination and investigative techniques
• common conditions encountered in practice
• major skin diseases caused by bacteria, yeast, fungi and parasites
• problem-based approach.

  Contents
  Structure and function of the skin; History, examination and initial evaluation; Core investigative and laboratory techniques; Dermatopathology; An approach to pruritus; An approach to keratinization disorders; An approach to pustules and crusting papules; An approach to erosions and ulcerations; An approach to nodules and draining sinus tracts; An approach to orders of pigmentation; An approach to feline alopecia; An approach to canine focal and multifocal alopecia; An approach to symmetrical alopecia in the dog; An approach to diseases of the nasal planum and footpads; An approach to otitis externa; An approach to diseases of the claws and claw folds; An approach to anal sac disease; Atopic dermatitis and adverse food reactions; Feline allergic skin disease; Flea allergy and control; Ectoparasites; Demodicosis; Staphylococcal pyoderma; Dermatophytosis; Malassezia dermatitis; Autoimmune and immune-mediated skin disease; Subcutaneous and deep infections; Nutrient-responsive dermatoses; Actinic (solar) dermatoses; Neoplastic and paraneoplastic syndromes affecting the skin; Behavioural disorders; Eosinophilic dermatoses; Index.

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  Contributors
  Lisa Akucewich, USA; Zeineb Alhaidari, France; Silvia T. Auxilia, UK; Emmanuel Bensignor, France; Kerstin Bergvall, Sweden; Paul Bloom, USA; Amanda Burrows, Australia; Karen L. Campbell, USA; Cathy F. Curtis, UK; Jane M. Dobson, UK; David D. Duclos, USA; Claude Favrot, Switzerland; Peter J. Forsythe, UK; Cecilia Friberg, USA; Rudayna Ghubash, USA; Hilary A. Jackson, UK; Janet D. Littlewood, UK; David H. Lloyd, UK; Rosanna Marsella, USA; Daniel O. Morris, USA; Ralf S. Mueller, Germany; Chiara Noli, Italy; Tim Nuttall, UK; Manon Paradis, Canada; Anita Patel, UK; Christine Rees, USA; Phil Roudebush, USA; Domenico Santoro, USA; Manolis N. Saridomichelakis, Greece; David H. Scarff, UK; David H. Shearer, UK; Jacqueline D. Sinke, The Netherlands; Candace잸. Sousa, USA; Tiffany Tapp, USA; Kathy C. Tater, USA; Stefano Toma, Italy; Vint Virga, USA.

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  Published April 2012
  296 pages
  ISBN:  9781905319275
  

  
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