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Clinical Dermatology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Clinical Dermatology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Daniel O. Morris | Robert A. Kennis

(2012)

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Abstract

This issue contains cutting edge information on the diagnosis and treatment of clinical dermatology. Topics will include pyoderma, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococci, feline otitis, canine pododermatitis, diseases of the canine claw, scaling dermatoses of dogs, ischemic dermatopathies, cutaneous vasculitis, dermatologic indication for cyclosporine therapy, therapies for pruritus, and much more.

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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice: Clinical Dermatology i
Copyright Page ii
Table of Contents v
Contributors iii
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice viii
Preface: Clinical Dermatology ix
Chapter 1. Recognizing Pyoderma: More Difficult than it May Seem 1
INTRODUCTION 1
IS THIS PYODERMA? 2
UNUSUAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PYODERMA OR BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH 3
CONDITIONS EASILY MISTAKEN FOR PYODERMA 7
CUTANEOUS CYTOLOGY 9
BACTERIAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY 14
HISTOPATHOLOGY 16
RESPONSE TO THERAPY 16
SUMMARY 16
REFERENCES 16
Chapter 2. Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococci in Small Animals 19
INTRODUCTION 19
METHICILLIN RESISTANCE 20
METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI OF VETERINARY IMPORTANCE 20
OTHER MECHANISMS OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE 25
IMPLICATIONS OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE 26
SUMMARY 29
REFERENCES 30
Chapter 3. Topical Therapy for Drug-Resistant Pyoderma in Small Animals 41
SHAMPOO/LEAVE-ON CONDITIONER THERAPY 42
OINTMENT/CREAM/GEL/LIQUID THERAPY 43
SPRAYS AND DIPS 44
WIPES 44
POTENTIATING INGREDIENTS 45
REFERENCES 48
Chapter 4. Feline Otitis: Diagnosis and Treatment 51
INTRODUCTION 51
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 52
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES 54
TREATMENT OPTIONS 54
SUGGESTED READINGS 56
Chapter 5. Canine Pododermatitis 57
INTRODUCTION 57
INFECTIOUS/PARASITIC DISEASES OF THE PAWS 58
IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE OF THE CANINE PAW 71
METABOLIC DISEASES OF THE CANINE PAW 78
NEOPLASTIC DISEASES OF THE CANINE PAW 79
INHERITED/GENETIC DISEASES OF THE CANINE PAW 83
FOREIGN BODY CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THE CANINE PAW 84
REFERENCES 86
Chapter 6. Canine Ichthyosis and Related Disorders of Cornification 89
INTRODUCTION 89
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH 90
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 90
ICHTHYOSIS: GENERAL 91
EPIDERMOLYTIC ICHTHYOSIS 91
NONEPIDERMOLYTIC ICHTHYOSIS 91
GOLDEN RETRIEVER ICHTHYOSIS 92
AMERICAN BULLDOG ICHTHYOSIS 92
JACK RUSSELL TERRIER ICHTHYOSIS 93
ICHTHYOSES NOT CHARACTERIZED 93
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR ICHTHYOSIFORM DISORDERS 93
TREATMENT OF PRIMARY DOC 94
UNCONFIRMED PRIMARY DOC 94
GENERALIZED SEBACEOUS GLAND HYPERPLASIA OF TERRIERS 95
PRIMARY SEBORRHEA: A CONTROVERSY 95
REFERENCES 96
Chapter 7. Ischemic Dermatopathies 99
INTRODUCTION 99
CANINE FAMILIAL DERMATOMYOSITIS: DISEASE OVERVIEW 100
RABIES VACCINE–INDUCED VASCULITIS WITH ALOPECIA: DISEASE OVERVIEW 104
VACCINE-ASSOCIATED ISCHEMIC DERMATOPATHY: DISEASE OVERVIEW 105
OTHER ISCHEMIC DERMATOPATHIES: OVERVIEWS 107
REFERENCES 109
Chapter 8. Cutaneous Vasculitis in Small Animals 113
IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS 114
HISTOLOGIC FEATURES 114
CLASSIFICATION 115
CLINICAL FINDINGS 115
DIAGNOSIS 119
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 120
TRIGGERS AND UNDERLYING DISEASES 120
TREATMENT 128
SUMMARY 131
REFERENCES 132
Chapter 9. Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Diseases 135
INTRODUCTION 135
CUTANEOUS CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH HORMONAL DISTURBANCES 136
CUTANEOUS PARANEOPLASTIC MARKERS 138
CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF NUTRITIONAL OR METABOLIC PERTURBATIONS 141
CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 146
AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE 148
REFERENCES 150
Chapter 10. Cyclosporine in Veterinary Dermatology 153
INTRODUCTION 153
FORMULATIONS OF CYCLOSPORINE 153
MECHANISM OF ACTION 154
PHARMACOKINETICS 154
MONITORING BLOOD LEVELS OF CYCLOSPORINE 155
DRUG INTERACTIONS 156
SIDE EFFECTS IN DOGS 157
SIDE EFFECTS IN CATS 160
EFFECT OF CYCLOSPORINE ON VACCINATION 161
EFFECT OF CSA ON ALLERGY TESTING 162
CSA AND ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY 162
DERMATOLOGIC USES/INDICATIONS 162
IMMUNE-MEDIATED SKIN DISEASES 163
MISCELLANEOUS DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS 165
PATIENT MONITORING DURING CYCLOSPORINE THERAPY 166
SUMMARY 166
REFERENCES 166
Chapter 11. Nonsteroidal, Nonimmunosuppressive Therapies for Pruritus 173
INTRODUCTION 173
CAUSES OF PRURITUS 174
TREATMENT OVERVIEW 174
TOPICAL THERAPY OVERVIEW 174
TOPICAL THERAPY—MECHANISM OF ACTION 175
PRURITUS AND ATOPIC DERMATITIS 178
BATHING 178
COMPONENTS OF GOOD SKIN CARE 178
EPIDERMAL BARRIER DYSFUNCTION 179
CONSEQUENCES OF BARRIER DYSFUNCTION 179
TREATMENT OF BARRIER DYSFUNCTION AND PRURITUS 180
LIPID REPLACEMENT LOTIONS 180
CLINICAL APPLICATION OF LOTIONS 181
SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF PRURITUS 181
ANTIHISTAMINES THERAPY 181
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER MEDICATIONS 182
FATTY ACIDS THERAPY 183
ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY 183
SUMMARY 184
REFERENCES 184
Chapter 12. Alternative Therapies in Veterinary Dermatology 189
INTRODUCTION 189
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 190
ACUPUNCTURE 191
CHINESE HERBS 193
HOMEOPATHY 194
WESTERN HERBS AND PLANT EXTRACTS 195
CAPSAICIN 196
HARDY KIWI 196
TEA TREE OIL 197
CHAMOMILE 197
CALENDULA 198
OATMEAL 198
ALOE VERA 198
SUMMARY 199
REFERENCES 199
Index 205