Diseases of the Spleen
Chapter 25 Diseases of the Spleen William C. Kisseberth, Margaret C. McEntee The spleen can be the site of primary disease, or it can be affected by disease elsewhere as…
Canine and Feline Demodicosis
Chapter 43 Canine and Feline Demodicosis Sarah Colombini Osborn DEMODEX MITES • Every animal harbors its own host-specific species of Demodex mite. Demodex mites, in low numbers, are normal inhabitants…
Atopic Dermatitis
Table 46-1 PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS USED FOR THE SYMPTOMATIC CONTROL OF CLINICAL SIGNS OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN DOGS Chapter 46 Atopic Dermatitis Andrew Hillier Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a genetically predisposed…
Systemic Mycoses
Chapter 20 Systemic Mycoses Robert G. Sherding The four classical systemic mycoses of dogs and cats are histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and cryptococcosis. Key Point Systemic mycoses are not contagious diseases….
Otitis Media and Otitis Interna
Chapter 61 Otitis Media and Otitis Interna Lynette K. Cole Otitis media: Otitis media is defined as inflammation of the middle ear and is an important perpetuating cause of recurrent…
Diseases of the Pinna
Chapter 58 Diseases of the Pinna Lynette K. Cole The pinna is a mobile structure designed to localize and collect sound waves and transmit them to the tympanic membrane. The…
Mycobacteriosis
Chapter 39 Mycobacteriosis Andrew Hillier, Alan C. Mundell Mycobacteria are gram-positive organisms that cause sporadic disease in human beings and in animals. All mycobacterial organisms contain a lipid-rich cell wall…
Miliary Dermatitis and Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex
Chapter 53 Miliary Dermatitis and Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex Wayne S. Rosenkrantz Miliary dermatitis (MD) and eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC) are extremely common cutaneous reaction patterns in the cat. The term…
Sex Hormone and Endocrine Look-alike Dermatoses
Chapter 51 Sex Hormone and Endocrine Look-alike Dermatoses Linda A. Frank Key Point Bilaterally symmetrical alopecia sparing the head and extremities is usually associated with an endocrine cause such as…
Keratinization Defects
Chapter 50 Keratinization Defects Kenneth W. Kwochka PRIMARY DEFECTS OF KERATINIZATION Primary defects of keratinization are dermatoses that are manifested clinically by localized or generalized excess scale formation. The scale…
