BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Dermatology

Dermatology constitutes a large percentage of the daily caseload in small animal practice and can represent a challenge for the busy practitioner, as many different diseases have similar presenting signs. For this reason, a structured understanding of how to approach a dermatological case is essential for a successful outcome.

The 4th edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Dermatology has been completely updated, chapters have been expanded and structurally divided to include the management of specific diseases and common dermatological cases, such as ectoparasite infestation and its treatment and prophylaxis, atopic dermatitis and its management, superficial and deep pyoderma and their treatment, feline-specific conditions and their management, autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases and a targeted management, etc. New chapters have also been added to this new edition, such topical treatments, nutrients of the skin and regional dermatoses.

The manual begins by providing the reader with a grounding in examination and investigative techniques, including a new chapter on cytology. The second section focuses on a problem-oriented approach to common dermatological conditions and their management. The final part of the manual covers the major skin diseases of dogs and cats.

Auteur

Hilary Jackson, Dermatology Referral Service, Glasgow, UK.

Rosanna Marsella, Associate Professor of Veterinary Dermatology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine.

Contenu

Contributors Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1 Structure and function of the skin

Chapter 2 History, examination and initial evaluation

Dermatological history form for a dog

Dermatological history form for a cat

Chapter 3 Core investigation and laboratory techniques

Chapter 4 Cytology

Chapter 5 Dermatopathology

Chapter 6 An approach to pruritus

Chapter 7 Ectoparasite infestation - clinical presentation

Chapter 8 Ectoparasite infestation - treatment and prophylaxis

Chapter 9 Atopic dermatitis and food-responsive dermatosis

Chapter 10 Management of pruritus and atopic dermatitis

Chapter 11 Allergy testing and allergen-specific immunotherapy - a practical approach

Chapter 12 An approach to scaling

Chapter 13 An approach to papules and pustules

Chapter 14 An approach to erosios and ulcerations

Chapter 15 An approach to nodules and draining sinus tracts

Chapter 16 An approach to disorders of pigmentation

Chapter 17 An approach to focal and multifocal alopecia

Chapter 18 An approach to canine symmetrical alopecia and management

Chapter 19 An approach to otitis

Chapter 20 Management of otitis

Chapter 21 An approach to superficial and deep pyoderma

Chapter 22 Management of superficial and deep pyoderma

Chapter 23 An approach to feline-specific conditions

Chapter 24 Management of feline-specific conditions

Chapter 25 Dermatophytosis

Chapter 26 Malassezia dermatitis

Chapter 27 Topical treatments

Chapter 28 Autoimmune and immune-mediated skin disease

Chapter 29 Management of autoimmune and immune-mediated skin diseases

Chapter 30 Subcutaneous, deep and systemic infections

Chapter 31 Nutrients and the skin

Chapter 32 Actinic (solar) dermatoses

Chapter 33 Regional dermatoses

Chapter 34 Neoplastic and paraneoplastic syndromes affecting the skin

Index