3 Diagnostic/investigative procedures Arthropods that cause equine dermatoses Mites Ticks Files Bitting files Surface-feeding files (‘nuisance files’or ‘sweat files’) Mylasis files Lice Fleas Nematode parasites causing skin disease 58 Samples of…
17 Injuries and diseases of the hoof Genetic defects of the hoof Coronary band (dysplasia) dystrophy Coronitis Wall/toe/quarter/heel/vertical or transverse hoof wall cracks Coronary band injuries (wire andoverreach wounds) Puncture…
4 Principles of dermatological therapeutics Anti-infective pharmaceuticals used in dermatology Principles of antibiotic therapy in skin disease – the use of antimicrobials in wound management and skin disease Antifungal agents…
15 Neurological disorders Psychogenic self-mutilation Neurological self-mutilation and secondary dermatitis Sweating It is easy to forget that the skin is a major sensory organ and that its neurological components are…
8 Protozoal diseases Besnoitiosis (globidiosis/elephant skin disease) Leishmaniasis Dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum) There are limited protozoal infections that affect the equine skin. These are invariably also geographically restricted. Whilst some such…
13 Endocrine disorders Hypothyroidism Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction(PPID; equine Cushing’s disease) Hypothyroidism Profile Confirmed cases of hypothyroidism are very rare. Although thyroid dysfunction has been commonly referred to in texts…
2 The approach to the equine dermatological case History taking (anamnesis) The clinical (physical) examination The problem list Differential diagnosis Investigative tests (see Chapter 3) Diagnostic confirmation Recording the findings…
1 Introduction Normal equine skin Skin and hair alterations in disease states Inflammation The acute inflammatory response Chronic inflammation Mechanisms for immunologically mediated skin disease Coombs sensitivity reactions Immune-mediated skin…
14 Nutritional disorders Iodine poisoning (iodism) It is easy to forget that the skin, like other organs, requires the normal nutrients if it is to behave in a normal fashion….
