Practical Equine Dermatology

Practical Equine Dermatology......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Taking the history......Page 9
Clinical examination......Page 10
Diagnostic tests......Page 11
Contagious conditions......Page 17
Non-contagious conditions......Page 25
Idiopathic seborrhoea......Page 33
Infectious causes......Page 35
Bacterial infection......Page 38
Immune-mediated causes......Page 43
Environmental causes......Page 48
Uncertain aetiology......Page 50
Contagious causes......Page 55
Congenital and hereditary causes......Page 61
Environmental and nutritional causes......Page 63
Miscellaneous dermatoses......Page 65
5 Nodules and swellings......Page 71
Physical conditions......Page 72
Infectious causes......Page 74
Fungal infections......Page 85
Parasitic infestations......Page 88
Neoplasia......Page 91
Immune-mediated causes......Page 95
Miscellaneous......Page 96
Cysts......Page 101
Alopecia......Page 108
Hypopigmentation – genetic or acquired......Page 117
Other pigmentary changes considered to be genetic in aetiology......Page 119
Hypopigmentation following inflammation......Page 120
The hoof wall......Page 123
Examination of the foot......Page 125
Acquired disorders of the hoof......Page 128
The frog......Page 130
Necrosis......Page 132
The sole......Page 133
Availability of veterinary medicines for equine patients......Page 134
Sources of drugs, topical products and instruments......Page 136
References and further reading......Page 138
Index......Page 141