Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Description:

A Colour Handbook of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat was one of the first books to bring key information about skin diseases to clinicians in an easy-to-use problem-oriented format. This fully revised and updated Third Edition responds to the huge growth in knowledge about skin conditions over the last decade, including the discovery of new conditions, the development of new approaches to management, and effective new treatment options. Chapters are organized based on symptoms, each containing a decision tree giving basic and practical guidance. The clear user-friendly design provides one condition per page (or spread of pages). 13 chapters covering over 120 skin, claw and ear conditions classified by their principle presenting sign. Concise, systematically structured text covering definition, aetiology and pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests and management. Flow charts in each chapter to help clinicians get to the right diagnosis. Special focus on diseases affecting paediatric patients as well as chapters discussing paw, ear and nasal planum diseases. Explanation of new treatments for atopic dermatitis. Over 350 superb colour photographs and diagrams, mostly new for this this edition. A focus on clinical practice and the need to explain the disease to the owner. Up-to-date and fully referenced throughout. This practical book continues to provide an entirely comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of veterinary skin conditions, in a format that is easily accessible for busy clinicians.  

Table of Contents:

Treatment recommendations and professional responsibilities

CHAPTER 1 BASICS

Terminology used in the description of dermatological lesions

Dermatological sampling techniques

Dermatological history and physical exam

CHAPTER 2 PRURITIC DERMATOSES

Acral lick dermatitis (acral lick granulomas)

Behavioural dermatoses

Atopic dermatitis in dogs

Malassezia dermatitis (cutaneous yeast infection)

Urticaria (hives)

Anal sac disease (anal sac impaction, sacculitis or abscessation)

Contact dermatitis (irritant contact dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis)

Epitheliotrophic lymphoma (mycosis fungoides, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Sézary’s syndrome)

Feline hypersensitivity dermatitis (feline allergic dermatitis, feline atopic dermatitis)

Feline Demodex gatoi infestation

Notoedric mange

Cheyletiella mite infestation

Fleas and flea allergic dermatitis (flea bite hypersensitivity)

Sarcoptic mange

Harvest mite infestation (trombiculiasis, chiggers)

Pediculosis (lice)

Neurogenic dermatoses (including feline orofacial pain syndrome, trigeminal neuropathy, feline idiopathic ulcerative dermatosis, syringomyelia, sensory neuropathy and tail dock neuroma)

CHAPTER 3 CRUSTING DERMATOSES

General approach to papules, pustules and crusts

Surface and superficial pyoderma

Canine acne (chin and muzzle folliculitis and furunculosis)

Feline acne

Fly and mosquito bite dermatitis

Pemphigus foliaceus

Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis

Idiopathic ear margin vasculitis (proliferative thrombovascular necrosis of the pinna)

Solar dermatitis (actinic keratosis)

Feline squamous cell carcinoma in situ

Facial dermatitis of Persian and Himalayan cats

Feline thymoma-associated dermatosis

CHAPTER 4 ALOPECIC DERMATOSES

Non-pruritic alopecia

Alopecia X

Cyclical flank alopecia (seasonal flank alopecia, flank alopecia, recurrent flank alopecia)

Telogen and anagen defluxion

Hypothyroidism

Hyperadrenocorticism in dogs and cats (Cushing’s disease)

Feline paraneoplastic alopecia

Acquired pattern alopecia (pattern baldness, follicular miniaturisation)

Black hair follicular dysplasia

Colour-dilution alopecia (colour-mutant alopecia, blue Doberman or blue dog syndrome)

Dermatophytosis

Feline demodicosis

Canine demodicosis

Alopecia areata

Tail gland hyperplasia (stud tail)

Injection site alopecia

Postclipping alopecia

Topical corticosteroid reaction

CHAPTER 5 DERMATOSES OF ABNORMAL KERATINISATION

Topical therapies for seborrhoea

General approach to keratinisation disorders

Ichthyosis

Sebaceous adenitis

Zinc-responsive dermatosis

Leishmaniasis

Exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematosus of the German Short-haired Pointer

Vitamin A-responsive dermatosis

Idiopathic keratinisation defects (primary seborrhoea)

Canine ear margin seborrhoea

Nasal and digital hyperkeratosis

Callus formation

Schnauzer comedo syndrome

Cutaneous horn

Spiculosis

CHAPTER 6 ULCERATIVE DERMATOSES

General approach to ulcerative dermatoses

Feline idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis

Feline cutaneous herpesvirus and calicivirus infections

Feline cowpox infection

Pemphigus vulgaris

Bullous pemphigoid

Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Mucocutaneous pyoderma

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

Vasculopathy of Greyhounds (cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy, Alabama rot, Greenetrack’s disease)

Vesicular cutaneous lupus erythematosus of the Shetland Sheepdog and Collie

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Superficial necrolytic dermatitis (diabetic dermatopathy, hepatocutaneous syndrome, necrolytic migratory erythema and metabolic epidermal necrosis)

German Shepherd dog pyoderma

Decubital ulcers (pressure sores)

Mucocutaneous lupus erythematosus

Vasculitis and vasculopathy

Erythema multiforme complex

CHAPTER 7 DRAINING TRACTS

General approach to draining tracts

Pansteatitis (yellow fat disease)

Feline mycobacterial infections

Postgrooming furunculosis

Deep pyoderma (furunculosis)

Canine mycobacteriosis (canine leproid granuloma and opportunistic [atypical] mycobacterial infections)

Nocardiosis/Actinomycosis

Sporotrichosis

Blastomycosis

Saprophytic deep fungal infections (eumycotic mycetoma, chromomycosis [phaeohyphomycosis and chromoblastomycosis], hyalohyphomycosis, zygomycosis)

Sterile nodular panniculitis

Dermoid sinus

Perianal fistulae (anal furunculosis)

Metatarsal fistulation

CHAPTER 8 DISEASES OF THE PAWS AND NAILS

General approach to paws and nails

Interdigital cysts and furunculosis

Neoplasia of the nailbeds and feet

Calcinosis circumscripta

Vasculitis of the footpads

Symmetrical lupoid onychitis (onychodystrophy)

Feline plasma cell pododermatitis

Footpad corns (keratomas)

CHAPTER 9 NASAL DERMATOSES

General approach to nasal dermatoses

Nasal arteritis

Discoid lupus erythematosus

CHAPTER 10 JUVENILE DERMATOSES

General approach to juvenile dermatoses

Juvenile cellulitis (puppy strangles)

Shar Pei mucinosis

Epidermolysis bullosa – hereditary

Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

Congenital alopecias

Ectodermal dysplasia

Black hair follicular dysplasia

Colour dilution alopecia

Pattern alopecia of Spaniels

Pattern baldness (follicular miniaturisation)

Canine familial dermatomyositis (ischaemic dermatopathy/vasculitis)

Canine congenital endocrinopathies (pituitary dwarfism)

Acral mutilation syndrome

CHAPTER 11 NODULAR DERMATOSES

General approach to nodular dermatoses

Sterile granuloma/pyogranuloma

Dermatophyte kerions

Histiocytic neoplasia

Canine eosinophilic granuloma

Sebaceous gland tumours – benign

Follicular and apocrine cysts

Viral papillomatosis – canine

Viral papillomatosis – feline

Feline eosinophilic granuloma complex

Cryptococcosis

CHAPTER 12 DISEASES OF ABNORMAL PIGMENTATION

General approach to abnormal pigmentation

Vitiligo

Uveodermatological syndrome (Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada-like [VKH-like] syndrome)

Lentigenes

CHAPTER 13 OTITIS

General approach to otitis

Otitis externa

Otic foreign body

Feline aural polyps

Feline cystomatosis

Ear mites (Otodectes cynotis infestation)

Pseudomonas otitis

Primary secretory otitis media

Otitis media

Otitis interna

Appendix: Immunosuppressive drug therapy table

Index