Feline Dermatology /

This richly-illustrated handbook covers all aspects of modern feline dermatology, from the approach to different signs and symptoms to the description of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and current treatment of each feline dermatological disease. Thus this manual serves...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Noli, Chiara (Editor), Colombo, Silvia (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:	Medicine. Veterinary medicine. Animal anatomy. Dermatology. Biomedicine, general. Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science. Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introductory chapters
Structure and function of feline skin
Coat color genetics
Approach to the feline patient: general and dermatological examination
2. Problem oriented approach to
Alopecia
Papules, pustules, furuncles and crusts
Plaques, nodules and eosinophilic granuloma complex lesions
Excoriations, erosions and ulcers
Scaling
Pruritus
Otitis.-3. Skin diseases by etiology
Bacterial diseases
Mycobacterial diseases
Dermatophytosis
Deep fungal diseases
Sporothrichosis
Malassezia
Viral diseases
Leishmaniosis
Ectoparasitic diseases
Flea biology, allergy and control
Feline atopic syndrome: epidemiology and clinical presentation
Feline atopic syndrome: diagnosis
Feline atopic syndrome: therapy
Mosquito-byte hypersensitivity
Autoimmune diseases
Immune mediated diseases
Hormonal and metabolic diseases
Genetic diseases
Psychogenic diseases
Neoplastic disease
Paraneoplastic syndromes
Idiopathic miscellaneous diseases.