Small Animal Dermatology
A Color Atlas and Therapeutic Guide
- 3rd Edition - November 22, 2010
- Latest edition
- Author: Keith A. Hnilica
- Language: English
Designed with busy practitioners and students in mind, Small Animal Dermatology: A Color Atlas and Therapeutic Guide provides concise, thorough coverage of over 250 skin diseases… Read more
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Designed with busy practitioners and students in mind, Small Animal Dermatology: A Color Atlas and Therapeutic Guide provides concise, thorough coverage of over 250 skin diseases affecting small animals. More than 1,000 high-quality images help to ensure accurate diagnoses, with coverage including clinical features, top differentials, treatment, and prognosis for each disorder. In this edition, author Keith A. Hnilica streamlines content for practical, everyday use in the clinic. The differential diagnosis chapter is updated for added clarity and easier use, and for quick access, chapters now list diseases based upon the frequency of their occurrence in the pet population.
- A user-friendly organization allows for quick and easy access to information on specific diseases.
- Vivid, full-color images facilitate accurate diagnosis of each disorder.
- A comprehensive drug appendix includes information about dosage, adverse reactions, indications, and contraindications.
1. Differential Diagnoses and Algorithms
2. Diagnostic Techniques
3. Bacterial Skin Diseases
4. Fungal Skin Diseases
5. Parasitic Skin Disorders
6. Viral, Rickettsial, and Protozoal Skin Diseases
7. Hypersensitivity Disorders
8. Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Skin Disorders
9. Hereditary, Congenital, and Acquired Alopecias
10. Congenital Diseases
11. Pigmentary Abnormalities
12. Keratinization and Seborrheic Disorders
13. Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Claws, and Anal Sacs
14. Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Tumors
15. An Overview of Bird and Exotic Animal Skin Diseases
16. Before and After Case Image Atlas
Appendices
"This is a book for the busy vet, in general small animal practice. It is indeed 'a practical tool you'll see use every day!' In conclusion, the third edition is better than the previous ones, even if a list of references and further reading might have been useful."
Vet Today, October 2011
"Additional material for the third edition includes personal comments by the author in 'author's notes' boxes and a chapter on the more common skin conditions of avian and exotic species kept as pets...This practical, unpretentious dermatology atals has hundreds of good-quality relevant photographs to portray a very visual subject."
Vet Record, April 2012
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: November 22, 2010
- Language: English
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