Practical equine dermatology /
Skin problems in the horse are a common occurrence and can often be complicated and difficult to diagnose. With an increase in the amount of horses kept in the UK in recent years, there is a strong need for a concise, practical guide to equine dermatology. This book details all of the common dermato...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK : Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Science ; Iowa State Press,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The diagnostic approach
- Taking the history
- Clinical examination
- Diagnostic tests
- 2. Pruritus
- Contagious conditions
- Non-contagious conditions
- 3. Crusting and scaling
- Seborrhoea
- Idiopathic seborrhoea
- Infectious causes
- Bacterial infection
- Viral infection
- Immune-mediated causes
- Environmental causes
- Uncertain aetiology
- 4. Ulcers and erosions
- Contagious causes
- Congenital and hereditary causes
- Environmental and nutritional causes
- Neoplastic causes
- Miscellaneous dermatoses
- 5. Nodules and swellings
- Physical conditions
- Infectious causes
- Fungal infections
- Parasitic infestations
- Neoplasia
- Immune-mediated causes
- Miscellaneous
- Cysts
- 6. Coat problems
- Alopecia
- 7. Pigmentary disorders
- Hypopigmentation
- genetic or acquired
- Other pigmentary changes considered to be genetic in aetiology
- Hypopigmentation following inflammation
- 8. The foot and associated structures
- The hoof wall
- Examination of the foot
- Disorders of the foot
- Acquired disorders of the hoof
- The frog
- Neoplasia of the frog
- Necrosis
- The sole
- 9. Therapy in equine dermatology
- Availability of veterinary medicines for equine patients
- Sources of drugs, topical products and instruments.