Bsava manual of canine and feline dermatology (3^rd Ed.)

Dermatological complaints account for a large proportion of consultations and there have been rapid advances in our understanding of long-described diseases. Building on the success of previous editions, this new edition concentrates on the common clinical skin diseases seen in dogs and cats, and aims to provide a ready source of practical information for veterinary surgeons in general practice worldwide. Veterinary students, nurses and technicians, plus those working toward specialist qualifications in veterinary dermatology, will also find this manual an essential resource.

Structure and function of the skin; History, examination and initial evaluation; Core investigative and laboratory techniques; Dermatopathology; An approach to pruritus; An approach to keratinization disorders; An approach to pustules and crusting papules; An approach to erosions and ulcerations; An approach to nodules and draining sinus tracts; An approach to orders of pigmentation; An approach to feline alopecia; An approach to canine focal and multifocal alopecia; An approach to symmetrical alopecia in the dog; An approach to diseases of the nasal planum and footpads; An approach to otitis externa; An approach to diseases of the claws and claw folds; An approach to anal sac disease; Atopic dermatitis and adverse food reactions; Feline allergic skin disease; Flea allergy and control; Ectoparasites; Demodicosis; Staphylococcal pyoderma; Dermatophytosis; Malassezia dermatitis; Autoimmune and immune–mediated skin disease; Subcutaneous and deep infections; Nutrient–responsive !
dermatoses; Actinic (solar) dermatoses; Neoplastic and paraneoplastic syndromes affecting the skin; Behavioural disorders; Eosinophilic dermatoses; Index.