Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology, Third Edition offers accessible, reliable information on canine and feline dermatology using the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format—now with new topics, updated therapeutics, and improved images.
Provides fast access to reliable information on treating dermatologic diseases and conditions in dogs and cats Uses the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format and alphabetic arrangement for quick reference Offers thorough updates to this popular handbook, including a new “basics” section, new topics, and updated therapeutics, as well as new and improved images of dermatoses for easy comparison with clinical cases Puts the most commonly used dermatology information at the clinician's fingertips for rapid decision-making Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to download and use in practice
Preface ix About the Companion Website xi Section 1 Basics 1 Chapter 1 Epidermis in Clinical Dermatology 3 Chapter 2 Lesion Description/Terminology 11 Chapter 3 Diagnostic Culture and Identification (Bacterial and Fungal) 28 Chapter 4 Obtaining a Diagnostic Biopsy 36 Chapter 5 Practical Cytology 43 Chapter 6 Symptom Checker (Lesional and Regional Dermatoses) 59 Chapter 7 Antibiotic Stewardship and Emerging Resistant Bacterial Infections 142 Section 2 Diseases/Disorders 155 Chapter 8 Acne (Canine and Feline) 157 Chapter 9 Anal Furunculosis/Perianal Fistula 161 Chapter 10 Anal Sac Disorders 169 Chapter 11 Atopic Disease 173 Chapter 12 Autoimmune Blistering Diseases 187 Chapter 13 Bacterial Pyoderma 211 Chapter 14 Behavioral or Self-Injurious Dermatoses 227 Chapter 15 Biting and Stinging Insects 239 Chapter 16 Contact Dermatitis 265 Chapter 17 Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reaction, Erythema Multiforme, Stevens–Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 272 Chapter 18 Cutaneous Adverse Food Reactions 286 Chapter 19 Demodicosis (Canine and Feline) 296 Chapter 20 Dermatomyositis, Canine Familial 312 Chapter 21 Dermatophytosis 320 Chapter 22 Endocrinopathies, Atypical 337 Chapter 23 Eosinophilic Disease (Granuloma) Complex 351 Chapter 24 Epitheliotropic (Cutaneous) Lymphoma 365 Chapter 25 Histiocytic Proliferative Disorders 380 Chapter 26 Hyperadrenocorticism, Canine 394 Chapter 27 Hyperadrenocorticism, Feline Skin Fragility Syndrome 409 Chapter 28 Hypothyroidism 416 Chapter 29 Keratinization (Cornification) Disorders 430 Chapter 30 Leishmaniasis: Protozoan Dermatitis 458 Chapter 31 Lupus Erythematosus 467 Chapter 32 Malassezia Dermatitis 480 Chapter 33 Mast Cell Tumors 494 Chapter 34 Mycobacterial Infections 510 Chapter 35 Mycoses, Deep 521 Chapter 36 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis 535 Chapter 37 Otitis Externa,Media, and Interna 541 Chapter 38 Panniculitis 563 Chapter 39 Photodermatoses 574 Chapter 40 Pododermatitis and Claw Disorders 588 Chapter 41 Pre- and Paraneoplastic Syndromes 615 Chapter 42 Sarcoptid Mites 634 Chapter 43 Sebaceous Adenitis, Granulomatous 648 Chapter 44 Sporotrichosis 658 Chapter 45 Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis 665 Chapter 46 Tumors, Common Skin and Hair Follicle 672 Chapter 47 Uveodermatologic Syndrome 692 Chapter 48 Vasculitis 698 Chapter 49 Viral Dermatoses 711 Chapter 50 Zoonosis 727 Appendix A Canine Genodermatoses 731 Appendix B Drug Formulary 747 Index 821
Karen Helton Rhodes, DVM, Diplomate, ACVD, is owner of Ceffyl Consulting, LLC and co-owner of Canine & Equine Skin Solutions, Inc. in Edisto Island, South Carolina, USA. Alexander H. Werner, VMD, Diplomate, ACVD, is in private practice at the Animal Dermatology Center in Studio City and Westlake Village, California, USA and in Reno, Nevada, USA.
