[original] Small Animal Dermatology Secrets

Title: [original] Small Animal Dermatology Secrets
Author(s)/Editor(s): Karen L. Campbell
Publisher: Hanley & Belfus
Year Published: 2003
ISBN: 9781560536260
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This full-color dermatology text provides essential, practical information for solving dermatological problems commonly encountered in small animals. Organized by disorder type, the popular question-and-answer format and detailed index make it easy to find vital information. In more than 50 chapters, the expert contributors propose key questions and provide authoritative answers about the diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic conditions relevant to small animal veterinary practice.

Table of Contents
1   Structure and Function of the Skin   1
2   The Vocabulary of Dermatology   9
3   Diagnostic Techniques in Dermatology   21
4   A Guide to Taking Skin Biopsies: A Pathologist's Perspective   34
5   Symptomatic Management of Pruritus   43
6   Antimicrobial Therapy   57
7   Parasiticides in Dermatology   64
8   Immunoadjuvant Therapy   69
9   Principles of Topical Therapy   71
10   Lasers in Dermatology   85
11   Disorders of Keratinization   91
12   Disorders of Hair and Hair Growth   99
13   Disorders of Collagen and Elastin   105
14   Inherited Vesiculobullous Disorders   112
15   Miscellaneous Congenital and Hereditary Disorders   119
16   Arthropod Parasites   126
17   Insects   132
18   Helminth Dermatoses   137
19   Bacterial Infections   143
20   Superficial Mycotic Infections   157
21   Deep Mycoses   170
22   Pythiosis and Lagenidiosis   178
23   Miscellaneous Infections   183
24   Atopy   188
25   Dietary Hypersensitivity   196
26   Contact Hypersensitivity   202
27   Flea Allergy Dermatitis   208
28   Miliary Dermatitis   214
29   Feline Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex   220
30   Canine Eosinophilic Furunculosis   224
31   Idiopathic Sterile Granuloma and Pyogranuloma Syndrome   227
32   Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases   231
33   Erythema Multiforme and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis   243
34   Panniculitis   250
35   Vasculitis and Vasculopathy   254
36   Thyroid Dysfunction   260
37   Adrenal Dysfunction   269
38   Sex Hormone Dermatoses   280
39   Miscellaneous Hormone-Responsive Alopecias   288
40   Metabolic Epidermal Necrosis   297
41   Paraneoplastic Skin Disease   300
42   Zinc-Related Dermatoses   304
43   Environmental Dermatoses   312
44   Psychocutaneous Disorders   324
45   Diseases of the Claw and Claw Bed   332
46   Perianal Fistula Disease   341
47   Blepharitis   344
48   Disorders of Pigmentation   352
49   Diseases of the Ear   364
50   Non-Neoplastic Tumors   385
51   Epithelial Neoplasms   393
52   Tumors of Adnexal Origin   402
53   Mesenchymal Neoplasms Affecting the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues in the Dog and Cat   412
54   Cutaneous Mast Cell Neoplasia in the Dog and Cat   418
55   Lymphohistiocytic Neoplasms   425
56   Melanocytic Neoplasms   443
57   Miscellaneous Cutaneous Neoplasms   453