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| The Basic Tools | |
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| Terminology and Glossary | |
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| Lesions | |
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| Investigation and Diagnosis | |
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| History | |
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| Clinical examination | |
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| Examination for ectoparasites | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Skin biopsies | |
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| Fungal examination | |
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| Examinations for bacteria and yeasts | |
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| Allergy testing | |
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| Tests for endocrine disease | |
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| Problem-Orientated Approach | |
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| The Pruritic Patient | |
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| Causes of pruritus | |
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| The pruritic dog | |
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| The more mature patient | |
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| The pruritic cat | |
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| Clinical approach to the pruritic cat | |
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| The Scaling Patient | |
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| Mild scaling | |
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| Primary scaling problems | |
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| Secondary scaling problems | |
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| The most common cause of scaling conditions are parasites | |
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| Localisation of scaling disorders | |
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| Dermatophytosis | |
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| Bacterial and yeast infections | |
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| Systemic disease | |
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| Endocrine disease | |
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| Mild scaling | |
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| And non-responsive scaling dermatoses or those with an unusual presentation where scaling is the most prominent clinical sign | |
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| Immune-mediated disease | |
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| Primary genetic scaling disorders | |
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| Hypersensitivity dermatitis | |
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| Treatment of scaling disorders | |
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| The Alopecic Patient | |
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| Congenital or acquired hairloss | |
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| Pattern alopecias | |
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| Traumatic hairloss | |
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| Inflammatory hairloss | |
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| Screen for alopecia due to systemic disease | |
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| Paraneoplastic alopecia | |
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| Endocrine alopecia | |
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| Biopsy | |
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| Non-endocrine alopecias | |
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| Long-term palliative treatment is usually necessary in alopecic skin conditions to address secondary complications | |
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| Management of Diseases Presenting with Spots (Papules, Pustules, Vesicles and Bullae) | |
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| Young animals | |
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| Severe/recurrent or persistent lesions | |
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| Investigation of papular disease | |
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| Investigation of vesicular disease | |
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| Investigation of pustular disease | |
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| Folliculitis | |
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| Approach to Changes in Pigmentation | |
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| Changes in pigmentation may be generalised or may be localised in specific patterns | |
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| Secondary changes in pigmentation should be differentiated from primary changes | |
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| Generalised hyperpigmentation may occur in some endocrine and non-endocrine conditions | |
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| Pigmentary change may be benign and/or transient | |
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| Loss of pigmentation of the skin | |
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| Reddening of the skin | |
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| Increase in pigmentation | |
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| Loss of pigmentation of hair coat | |
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| Early histopathological examination is essential | |
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| Some lesions cannot always be definitively diagnosed on biopsy | |
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| Management of Raised and Ulcerative Skin Lesions | |
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| Papular pustular and vesicular disease | |
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| Eosinophilic granuloma complex | |
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| Cytology or histopathology | |
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| Treatment of neoplastic disease | |
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| Raised lesions due to micro-organisms | |
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| Definitive diagnosis reached | |
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| Chronic inflammatory and bacteria/fungal lesions | |
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| Aetiological Approach | |
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| Diseases Caused by Ectoparasites | |
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| Dog | |
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| Cats | |
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| Rabbit | |
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| Guinea pigs | |
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| Other mites and lice of rabbits, mice and gerbils | |
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| Skin Disease Caused by Micro-organisms | |
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| Bacterial infections | |
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| Fungal infections | |
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| Malassezia dermatitis | |
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| Skin diseases caused by viruses | |
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| Hypersensitivity Dermatitis | |
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| Parasitic hypersensitivity | |
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| Atopic dermatitis | |
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| Adverse cutaneous reaction to food | |
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| Insect bite hypersensitivity | |
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| Bacterial, fungal and yeast hypersensitivity | |
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| Management of Immune-Mediated Disease | |
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| Types of immune-mediated disease | |
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| The management of immune-mediated disease | |
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| Specific diseases | |
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| Endocrine Disease | |
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| Hyperadrenocorticism | |
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| Management of hypothyroidism | |
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| Less common endocrine diseases with a primary effect on the skin | |
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| Common endocrine diseases that have a secondary effect on the skin | |
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| Rare endocrine problems | |
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| Disorders of the Pilosebaceous Unit (Hair Follicle Disorders) | |
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| Primary hair follicle dysplasias | |
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| Secondary hair follicle dysplasias | |
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| Neoplastic Skin Disease | |
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| Primary skin masses | |
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| Common types of skin neoplasia | |
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| Generalised skin neoplasia | |
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| Metastatic skin neoplasia | |
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| Paraneoplastic syndromes | |
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| Other Skin Diseases | |
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| Metabolic disease | |
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| Nutritional disease | |
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| Environmental causes | |
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| Psychogenic dermatoses | |
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| Dermatoses of neurological origin | |
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| Anatomically Localised Skin Disease | |
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| The Foot | |
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| Management of claw disease | |
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| Management of footpad disease | |
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| Pododermatitis | |
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| Skin Disease Affecting the Perianal Region | |
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| Management of perianal skin disease | |
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| Ear Disease | |
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| Management of pinnal disease | |
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| Management of acute otitis externa | |
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| Management of chronic or recurrent otitis externa | |
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| Periocular Skin Disease | |
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| Management of periocular disease | |
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| Dermatoses Affecting the Muzzle | |
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| Management of the haired skin of the muzzle | |
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| Management of diseases affecting the nasal planum | |
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| Management of Facial Lesions | |
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| Management of Skin Disease Affecting the Legs | |
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| Management of Diseases Affecting Mainly the Trunk and Dorsum | |
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| Treatment of Skin Diseases | |
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| Treatment of Primary Skin Disease | |
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| Ectoparasiticides | |
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| Treatment of diseases caused by micro-organisms | |
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| Treatment of hypersensitivity dermatitis | |
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| Treatment of immune-mediated disease | |
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| Treatment of endocrine disease | |
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| Treatments for hair follicle disorders and keratinisation defects | |
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| Chemotherapeutic agents commonly used in skin neoplasia | |
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| Treatment of Presenting Signs | |
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| Management of pruritus | |
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| Methods of controlling pruritus | |
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| Bacterial and yeast infections | |
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| Use and Abuse of Glucocorticoids | |
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| Indications | |
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| Dose and formulation | |
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| Steroid sparing measures | |
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| Side-effects | |
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| Contraindications | |
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| Topical Treatments | |
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| Use of topical preparations | |
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| Inappropriate use of topical products can be harmful | |
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| Formulations of topical treatments | |
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| Creams and ointments | |
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| Washes and rinses | |
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| Sprays, spot-ons and line-ons | |
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| Aural preparations | |
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| History Form | |
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| Owner's summary | |
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| Clinical Examination | |
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| Dermatological examination | |
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| Description of lesions | |
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| Testing Food Intolerance | |
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| Advice on the Use of Medicinal Products | |
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| Safe Use of Glucocorticoids | |
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| Side-Effects Seen When Steroids are Given | |
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| Owner handout | |
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| Index | |