Blackwell s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology, Third Edition 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

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology, Third Edition 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

Preface ixAbout the Companion Website xiSection 1 Basics 1Chapter 1 Epidermis in Clinical Dermatology 3Chapter 2 Lesion Description/Terminology 11Chapter 3 Diagnostic Culture and Identification (Bacterial and Fungal) 28Chapter 4 Obtaining a Diagnostic Biopsy 36Chapter 5 Practical Cytology 43Chapter 6 Symptom Checker (Lesional and Regional Dermatoses) 59Chapter 7 Antibiotic Stewardship and Emerging Resistant Bacterial Infections 142Section 2 Diseases/Disorders 155Chapter 8 Acne (Canine and Feline) 157Chapter 9 Anal Furunculosis/Perianal Fistula 161Chapter 10 Anal Sac Disorders 169Chapter 11 Atopic Disease 173Chapter 12 Autoimmune Blistering Diseases 187Chapter 13 Bacterial Pyoderma 211Chapter 14 Behavioral or Self-Injurious Dermatoses 227Chapter 15 Biting and Stinging Insects 239Chapter 16 Contact Dermatitis 265Chapter 17 Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reaction, Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 272Chapter 18 Cutaneous Adverse Food Reactions 286Chapter 19 Demodicosis (Canine and Feline) 296Chapter 20 Dermatomyositis, Canine Familial 312Chapter 21 Dermatophytosis 320Chapter 22 Endocrinopathies, Atypical 337Chapter 23 Eosinophilic Disease (Granuloma) Complex 351Chapter 24 Epitheliotropic (Cutaneous) Lymphoma 365Chapter 25 Histiocytic Proliferative Disorders 380Chapter 26 Hyperadrenocorticism, Canine 394Chapter 27 Hyperadrenocorticism, Feline Skin Fragility Syndrome 409Chapter 28 Hypothyroidism 416Chapter 29 Keratinization (Cornification) Disorders 430Chapter 30 Leishmaniasis: Protozoan Dermatitis 458Chapter 31 Lupus Erythematosus 467Chapter 32 Malassezia Dermatitis 480Chapter 33 Mast Cell Tumors 494Chapter 34 Mycobacterial Infections 510Chapter 35 Mycoses, Deep 521Chapter 36 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis 535Chapter 37 Otitis Externa,Media, and Interna 541Chapter 38 Panniculitis 563Chapter 39 Photodermatoses 574Chapter 40 Pododermatitis and Claw Disorders 588Chapter 41 Pre- and Paraneoplastic Syndromes 615Chapter 42 Sarcoptid Mites 634Chapter 43 Sebaceous Adenitis, Granulomatous 648Chapter 44 Sporotrichosis 658Chapter 45 Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis 665Chapter 46 Tumors, Common Skin and Hair Follicle 672Chapter 47 Uveodermatologic Syndrome 692Chapter 48 Vasculitis 698Chapter 49 Viral Dermatoses 711Chapter 50 Zoonosis 727Appendix A Canine Genodermatoses 731Appendix B Drug Formulary 747Index 821