Description
This new, comprehensive text covers skin diseases of the horse from
essential basics to practical diagnostic methods, therapy, and specific
abnormalities and defects. Well illustrated and expertly written by two
of the leaders in equine dermatology, this focused presentation
discusses all aspects of bacterial, allergic, and environmental skin
disease. Relevant topics in a clinically useful format make this an
ideal resource for all veterinarians, in addition to anyone
specializing in equine medicine.
Contents
1. Structure and Function of the Skin
2. Diagnostic Methods
3. Dermatologic Therapy
4. Bacterial Skin Disease
5. Fungal Skin Disease
6.
Parasitic Skin Disease
7. Viral and Protozoal Skin Diseases
8. Skin Immune System and Allergic Skin Diseases
9. Immune-Mediated Disorders
10. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Diseases
11. Congenital and Hereditray Defects
12. Pigmentary Abnormalities
13. Keratinization
Defects
14. Envrionmental Skin Disease
15. Miscellaneious Skin Diseases
16. Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Tumors