Description
A concise handbook of equine dermatology, fully illustrated in
color and diagnostically oriented. Each chapter covers clinical signs,
differential diagnosis and treatment, and emphasis is placed on how to
distinguish similar conditions. The author are world-renowned
authorities on equine dermatology.
Audience
Equine Practitioners, Veterinary Students.
Contents
Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Principles and Techniques.
Introduction to Clinical Equine Dermatology. Inflammation. Clinical
Descriptions of Specific Types of Lesions. The Approach to the
Dermatological Case. Diagnostic /Investigative Tests. Principles of
Dermatological Therapeutics. Part Ii: Syndromes in Equine Dermatology.
Pruritus and the Itchy Horse. Nodular Diseases . Alopecia. Hair
Follicle Disorders . Diseases of the Pastern and Coronet . Diseases of
Pigmentation. Part Iii: Disease Profiles. Section a Infectious
Diseases. Viral Diseases. Bacterial Diseases. Fungal Diseases.
Protozoal Diseases. Metazoan/Parasitic Diseases . Section B
Non-Infectious Disorders. Congenital / Developmental Diseases of the
Skin. Immune-Mediated/ Allergic Diseases. Chemicaland Toxic Dermatoses.
Endocrine Disorders. Nutritional Disorders . Iatrogenic and Idiopathic
Skin Disorders. Physical and Traumatic Disorders. Injuries and
Disorders of the Hoof. Neoplastic Diseases of the Skin. References.
Index.