Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion : Small Animal Dermatology
by Rhodes, Karen Helton; Werner, Alexander H.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-01-25
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
This quick reference manual offers accessible, reliable knowledge on small animal dermatology in the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format. The second edition of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology is a completely new compilation of information, with rewritten, reorganized, and updated chapters which offer even faster access to commonly used dermatology information. Aiding busy practitioners in making rapid, accurate decisions, the book offers complete coverage of diagnostic tools and information in an easy-to-use bulleted format.This new edition includes many new topics such as diagnostic cultures, the diagnostic approach to the dermatology patient, precancerous conditions, zoonoses, and breed predispositions. In addition, existing content has been fully revised to provide a resource that is current and clinically relevant. New to this edition are printable client handouts on a back-of-book CD for use in your practice. With more than 550 color photographs to aid in diagnosis and useful appendices on dermatologic drugs and toxicities, the book is packed with essential information for veterinarians and students alike.
Author Biography
Karen Helton Rhodes, DVM, Diplomate, ACVD, is in private practice at Riverdale Veterinary Dermatology in Riverdale, New Jersey.
Alexander Werner, VMD, Diplomate, ACVD, is in private practice at the Animal Dermatology Center in Studio City, California and in Reno, Nevada.
Table of Contents
| Basics | |
| Lesion Description/ Terminology | |
| Practical Cytology | |
| Diagnostic culture and identification (bacterial and fungal) | |
| Obtaining a diagnostic biopsy | |
| lesional and regional differentials (bulleted lists) | |
| Zoonosis bullet list | |
| Parasitic Disorders | |
| Fleas and flea control | |
| Sarcoptid mites (sarcoptes, cheyletiella, notoedres, otodectes) | |
| Demodicosis (canine and feline) | |
| Allergic and Hypersensitivity Dermatitis | |
| Clinical management of Pruritic Inflammatory Skin Disease | |
| Insect hypersensitivity and Anaphylaxis | |
| Atopic dermatitis | |
| Food reactions | |
| Contact Dermatitis | |
| Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex | |
| Immunologic and Autoimmune Disorders | |
| Pemphigus Complex and Bullous Pemphigoid | |
| Discoid and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | |
| Drug eruption, Erythema multiforme, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis | |
| Panniculitis | |
| Vasculitis | |
| Uveodermatologic Syndrome | |
| Canine Familial Dermatomyositis | |
| Granulomatous Sebaceous Adenitis | |
| Sterile Nodular Granulomatous Dermatoses | |
| Mucocutaneous Pyoderma | |
| Infectious Dermatoses | |
| Bacterial Pyoderma: folliculitis/ furunculosis | |
| Emerging resistant bacterial pyoderma (MRSA/ MRSI, enterococcus corynebacterium, pseudomonas, etc.) | |
| Mycobacterial Infections | |
| Nocardiosis | |
| Malassezia Dermatitis | |
| Dermatophytosis: keratinophylic mycosis | |
| Subcutaneous and Systemic mycosis | |
| Leishmaniasis: protozoan dermatitis | |
| Viral Dermatoses | |
| Endocrine Dermatoses | |
| Hypothyroidism | |
| Canine Hyperadrenocorticism | |
| Feline Hyperadrenocorticism/ Skin Fragility Syndrome | |
| Growth hormone/ sex hormone related dermatoses/ Atypical Cushing's Syndrome | |
| Cutaneous Neoplasias/ Paraneoplastic Dermatoses | |
| Epidermotrophic lymphoma | |
| Mast cell tumors | |
| Histiocytosis | |
| Actinic Dermatoses | |
| Feline Pre- and Paraneoplastic Syndromes | |
| Canine Pre- and Paraneoplastic Syndromes | |
| Common hair follicle and skin tumors ( melanoma, SCC, basal cell, adenocarcinoma, histiocytoma) | |
| Selected Topics | |
| Keratinization Disorder | |
| Pododermatitis and Claw Disorders | |
| Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis (Hepatocutaneous Syndrome) | |
| Otitis Externa, Media, Interna | |
| Anal Sac Disorders/ Perineal Fistulas | |
| Acne, Canine and Feline | |
| Behavioral/ Obsessive Compulsive Disorders | |
| Genodermatoses/ breed-related dermatoses | |
| Exotic Pet Dermatology- Karen Rosenthal | |
| Guinea Pig | |
| Rabbit | |
| Mice/ Rat | |
| Ferret | |
| Hamster | |
| Hedgehog | |
| Appendix | |
| Anti-pruritic Medications | |
| Topical Therapy | |
| Antimicrobial medications/ therapy | |
| Immunomodulatory Therapy | |
| Toxicities/ Antidotes | |
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