Description
Covering the diagnosis and treatment of hundreds of dermatologic conditions, Muller and Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, 7th Edition is today's leading reference on dermatology for dogs, cats, and pocket pets. Topics include clinical signs, etiology, and pathogenesis of dermatologic conditions including fungal, parasitic, metabolic, nutritional, environmental, and psychogenic. This edition includes full updates of all 21 chapters, and more than 1,300 full-color clinical, microscopic, and histopathologic images. Written by veterinary experts William Miller, Craig Griffin, and Karen Campbell, this resource helps students and clinicians distinguish clinical characteristics and variations of normal and abnormal facilitating accurate diagnosis and effective therapy.- Over 1,300 high-quality color images clearly depict the clinical features of hundreds of dermatologic disorders, helping to ensure accurate diagnoses and facilitating effective treatment.- Comprehensive coverage includes environmental, nutritional, behavioral, hereditary, and immune-mediated diseases and disorders.- Well-organized, thoroughly referenced format makes it easy to access information on skin diseases in dogs, cats, and exotic pets.- UPDATES of all 21 chapters include the most current dermatologic information.- NEW editors and contributors add new insight and a fresh perspective to this edition.
Table of Contents
1. Structure and Function of the Skin2. Diagnostic Methods3. Dermatologic Therapy4. Bacterial Skin Diseases5. Fungal Skin Diseases7. Viral Rickettsial and Protozoal Skin Diseases8. Skin Immune System and Allergic Skin Diseases9. Immune-Metabolic Diseases10. Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases11. Acquired Alopecias12. Congenital and Hereditary Defects13. Pigmentary Abnormalities14. Keratinization Defects15. Psychogenic Skin Diseases16. Environmental Skin Diseases17. Nutritional Skin Diseases18. Miscellaneous Skin Diseases19. Diseases of the Eyelids, Claws, Anal Sacs, and Ears20. Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Tumors21. Dermatoses of Pet Rodents, Rabbits, and Ferrets
