Chapter 40 Deep Fungal Infections Amy M. Grooters Deep “mycotic” infections are caused by a heterogeneous group of fungal and pseudofungal pathogens. Cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions may result from direct…

Chapter 38 Pyoderma Edmund J. Rosser, Jr. Pyoderma refers to any pyogenic infection of the skin and is most commonly used in reference to bacterial skin infections. However, fungal organisms…

Chapter 30 Tumors of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues Janet L. Peterson The skin and subcutis are the most common sites of neoplasia in the dog, accounting for approximately 30%…

Chapter 29 Mammary Gland Neoplasia Kechia M. Davis, Elizabeth A. Stone The mammary gland tumor (MGT) is the most common tumor in the female dog and the third most common…

Chapter 18 Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) Robert G. Sherding Lyme borreliosis is a polysystemic, tickborne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The disease has been associated with polyarthritis in dogs,…

Chapter 17 Rickettsiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, and Neorickettsiosis Robert G. Sherding Microbial genetic analyses have recently led to the extensive taxonomic reclassification and renaming of several animal pathogens that are now…

Chapter 16 Miscellaneous Viral Diseases Robert G. Sherding INFECTIOUS CANINE HEPATITIS Etiology Infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) is caused by canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1), a virus related to but distinct…

Chapter 14 Intestinal Viruses Robert G. Sherding Parvoviruses, coronaviruses, and rotaviruses are established causes of viral enteritis and diarrhea in dogs and cats and are discussed in this chapter. In…

Chapter 15 Rabies and Pseudorabies Robert G. Sherding RABIES Etiology • Rabies virus is a rhabdovirus (genus Lyssavirus) that can cause fatal infection in all warm-blooded mammals. The virus primarily…