Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology, 3rd Edition PDF offers accessible, reliable information on canine and feline dermatology using the popular Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format—now with new topics, updated therapeutics, and improved images.
Provides fast access to reliable information on treating dermatologic diseases and conditions in dogs and cats
Uses the popular Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format and alphabetic arrangement for quick reference
Offers thorough updates to this popular handbook, including a new “basics” section, new topics, and updated therapeutics, as well as new and improved images of dermatoses for easy comparison with clinical cases
Puts the most commonly used dermatology information at the clinician’s fingertips for rapid decision-making
Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to download and use in practice
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Companion Website xi
Section 1 Basics 1
Chapter 1 Epidermis in Clinical Dermatology 3
Chapter 2 Lesion Description/Terminology 11
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Culture and Identification (Bacterial and Fungal) 28
Chapter 4 Obtaining a Diagnostic Biopsy 36
Chapter 5 Practical Cytology 43
Chapter 6 Symptom Checker (Lesional and Regional Dermatoses) 59
Chapter 7 Antibiotic Stewardship and Emerging Resistant Bacterial Infections 142
Section 2 Diseases/Disorders 155
Chapter 8 Acne (Canine and Feline) 157
Chapter 9 Anal Furunculosis/Perianal Fistula 161
Chapter 10 Anal Sac Disorders 169
Chapter 11 Atopic Disease 173
Chapter 12 Autoimmune Blistering Diseases 187
Chapter 13 Bacterial Pyoderma 211
Chapter 14 Behavioral or Self-Injurious Dermatoses 227
Chapter 15 Biting and Stinging Insects 239
Chapter 16 Contact Dermatitis 265
Chapter 17 Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reaction, Erythema Multiforme, Stevens–Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 272
