Web Chapter 81 American Leishmaniasis Gregory C. Troy, Blacksburg, Virginia North American canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, which is of the MON-1 zymodeme, the…
Chapter 261 Infectious Causes of Polyarthritis in Dogs Richard E. Goldstein, New York, New York Michael R. Lappin, Fort Collins, Colorado Dogs with lameness and pain usually have disease of the muscles,…
Chapter 263 Systemic Antifungal Therapy Jane E. Sykes, Davis, California Amy M. Grooters, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Joseph Taboada, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Over the past three decades, immunocompromise associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection…
Chapter 132 Protein-Losing Enteropathies Debra L. Zoran, College Station, Texas Protein-losing enteropathies (PLE) are a complex group of enteropathies associated with increased loss of albumin and other proteins across the gastrointestinal…
Web Chapter 75 Diseases of the Eyelids and Periocular Skin Catherine A. Outerbridge, Davis, California Steven R. Hollingsworth, Davis, California The eyelids and periocular skin can be affected by a wide variety…
Chapter 133 Feline Gastrointestinal Lymphoma Keith P. Richter, San Diego, California Epidemiology Lymphoma is the most frequently diagnosed feline cancer and the most common gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasm in cats (Rissetto et al,…
Chapter 109 Topical and Systemic Glucocorticoids for Otitis Tim Nuttall, Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom Glucocorticoids are helpful in almost any animal with otitis, regardless of the underlying cause. This chapter considers…
Web Chapter 69 Ventricular Septal Defect Rebecca E. Gompf, Knoxville, Tennessee John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect in the interventricular septum that allows blood to…
Chapter 188 Glomerular Disease and Nephrotic Syndrome Shelly L. Vaden, Raleigh, North Carolina Barrak M. Pressler, Columbus, Ohio The prevalence of glomerular disease in dogs with renal disease is unclear but is…
Chapter 256 Orbital Disease Ralph E. Hamor, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Orbital disease in dogs and cats can be caused by a variety of pathologic processes. Accurate assessment of the patient is essential…
