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This book on Feline Dermatologic Diseases offers a concise reference solely focusing on feline skin diseases. It emphasizes problem-based approaches with flowcharts and clinical images for easy diagnosis.
Cats are not small dogs and they are frequently forgotten in the literature. This book is intended to be an easy to use reference for practitioners and dermatology enthusiasts that only focuses on cats and their manifestations of skin disease. The emphasis will be on problem-based approach with numerous flowcharts and clinical images to provide examples of the various manifestations of skin disease in cats. The prominence is placed on clinically applicable information and experienced based clinical tips to help clinicians troubleshoot the various clinical presentations of skin disease in this species. Many dermatologic diseases may look alike and the purpose of this book is to help clinicians successfully diagnose the underlying disease rather than empirically treat symptoms. Particular emphasis will be placed on syndromes that are peculiar of cats and the special precautions that need to be taken when prescribing treatments in this species.
CHAPTER 1: Clinical approach to feline patients with Skin disorders
General onsiderations
Signalment and history
Physical examination
Definition and examples of primary lesions
Examples of secondary lesions
Dermatological terms frequently used
Approach to the disease
Concluding remarks
CHAPTER 2: Diagnostic tests in feline dermatology
General onsiderations
Skin cytology
Skin scraping
Direct hair examination
Wood’s lamp
Fungal culture using Dermatophyte test media (DTM)
Bacterial culture
Skin biopsy
Skin test
Patch test
CHAPTER 3: Dermatologic therapy
General consideration
Therapy for ectoparasites
Therapy for fungal infections
Therapy for bacterial infections
Therapy for allergic and autoimmune diseases
Allergies
Autoimmune skin diseases
Therapy for diseases of keratinization
CHAPTER 4: Clinical approach to feline pruritus
General considerations
Diagnosis of pruritus
Distribution of lesions
Diagnostic tools
Etiological diagnosis
CHAPTER 5: Clinical approach to feline allergic skin diseases
General consideration
Food allergies
Environmental allergies
Flea allergy
CHAPTER 6: Clinical approach o feline superficial fungal infections
Dermatophytosis (“ringworm”)
Prevalence and evelopment of infection
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Environmental decontamination and tips for the management of dermatophytosis in a cattery/shelter setting
Malassezia dermatitis
CHAPTER 7: Clinical approach to feline ectoparasites
General consideration
Fleas
Mites
Notoedres
Otodectes
Demodex in cats
Cheyletiella
Pediculosis
CHAPTER 8: Clinical approach to feline crusting dermatitis
General onsiderations
Etiologies of crusting dermatitis
Bacteria and parasites
Allergic diseases
Autoimmune diseases
Viral diseases
Bullous diseases and vasculitis
Idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis
Metabolic causes
Neoplasia
Malassezia overgrowth
Primary keratinization alteration
Distribution of crusting dermatitis lesions
Clinical signs
Diagnosis of crusting dermatitis
Treatment of crusting dermatitis
Pemphigus foliaceous
CHAPTER 9: Clinical approach o feline nodular dermatitis
General consideration
Clinical approach
Importance of signalment and history
Physical examination
Initial diagnostic approach
Infectious diseases 04
Fungal diseases
Bacterial diseases
Algae and oomyces
Sterile/Inflammatory disease
CHAPTER 10: Clinical approach to eosinophilic granuloma complex
Indolent ulcer
Eosinophilic granuloma
Eosinophilic plaque
CHAPTER 11: Clinical approach to feline ulcerative diseases
General consideration
Importance of istory and physical examination
Vasculitis
Erythema multiforme
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Pemphigus vulgaris
Bullous pemphigoid
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Idiopathic ulcerative disease
Indolent ulcers
Skin fragility syndrome
CHAPTER 12: Clinical approach to feline alopecia
General consideration
Distribution and localization of alopecia
Diagnostic approach
Mechanisms for alopecia
CHAPTER 13: Clinical approach to feline otitis
General consideration
Factors involved in otitis externa
Otitis externa vs. otitis media
Diagnostic approach to otitis externa
Approach to otitis media
Approach o Pseudomonas cases
A note about ear cleaners
CHAPTER 14: Clinical approach to feline facial dermatitis
General consideration
Allergies
Parasites
Immunomediated diseases
Nodular diseases
Viral diseases
Polychondritis
Diseases of the planum nasale
CHAPTER 15: Clinical approach to feline pododermatitis and nail diseases
General consideration
Terminology
Differential diagnosis
Infectious diseases
Allergic disease
Plasma cell pododermatitis
Other conditions
