Pet Owner Educational Atlas. Diagnostic In Dermatology

1. Structure and function
Follicular cycle
Defence mechanisms of the skin
The skin as an indicator of health status
The external auditory canal
The skin barrier

2. Diagnostic tests
Skin scrapings
Trichogram
Skin surface cytology
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology
Culture of dermatophytes
Bacterial culture and sensitivity tests
Skin biopsy
Ear examination
Food and environmental allergen tests

3. Clinical manifestations and
pathological processes
Pyoderma
Pyoderma
Different clinical presentations of pyoderma
Antibiotic treatment of pyoderma
Other processes that cause pustules
Pruritus
Skin diseases that cause pruritus
Diagnostic protocol for allergic triad: flea
allergy dermatitis
Diagnostic protocol for allergic triad: food
allergy
Diagnostic protocol for allergic triad: atopic
dermatitis
Chronic pruritus: hyperpigmentation, acanthosis
Acral dermatitis or lick granuloma
Alopecia
Types of alopecia and diagnostic plan
Noninflammatory alopecia
Follicular dysplasias
Ischaemic skin diseases
Scarring alopecia and telogen effluvium
Feline symmetrical alopecia
Alopecia and skin atrophy secondary to topical
corticosteroid treatment
Cyclic flank alopecia
Post-clipping and traction alopecia
Patterns baldness
Hypothyroidism
Spontaneous hyperadrenocorticism
Erosions and ulcers
Trauma-induced erosions and ulcers
Immune-mediated diseases
Diseases with erosive and ulcerative lesions
Feline idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis
Feline viral infections
Feline eosinophilic granuloma complex
Keratoseborrhoeic disorders
Seborrhoea
Nasodigital hyperkeratosis
Ear margin seborrhoea
Schnauzer comedo syndrome
Sebaceous adenitis
Calluses and callus pyoderma
Canine and feline acne
Zinc-responsive dermatitis
Pigmentation disorders
Diseases associated with skin depigmentation
Skin hyperpigmentation
Nodules and tumours
Inflammation
Benign cutaneous neoplasms
Malignant cutaneous neoplasms
Miscellaneous
Feline paraneoplastic diseases
Canine paraneoplastic diseases
Skinfold dermatitis or intertrigo
Canine oral papillomatosis
Shar pei mucinosis
Surgical treatment of abscesses
Otitis externa
Causes and risk factors of otitis externa
Pododermatitis

4. Therapy
Shampoo therapy
Controlling pruritus
Long-acting antibiotics
Treatment of atopic dermatitis
Referral to the dermatologist

• Clear, accurate sheets illustrating pathologies and the standard methods for clinical diagnosis in dermatology patients.
• 100% effective transmission of information to owners.
• This book is well presented and easy to use, making it a useful clinical tool for everyday communication.

The skin is the largest organ of the body and, practically speaking, the most visible, so skin diseases are very obvious and may be concerning for the owner. Dermatology consultations account for a very high percentage of clinical cases, and communication with the owner will be essential in obtaining their cooperation and resolving the problem. Their level of involvement will depend on their understanding of the disease, its course and the therapeutic approach to be taken.

This book aims to provide clear explanations and help the veterinarian make good use of the time they spend communicating with the owner. For this purpose, it discusses physiological aspects of skin function, the main diagnostic tests that can be used and various skin diseases, which are described from a diagnostic standpoint based on the main lesions or clinical signs, among other content.

This second edition also includes new sheets and goes into more detail on certain topics, with updated content that includes the latest diagnostic and therapeutic developments.

 

The second edition of this book focusing on diagnosis in dermatology is intended to help the veterinarian communicate with pet owners and expands on the content of the first edition with 16 new sheets. The content of the previous edition has also been reviewed and updated as applicable, based on new developments in this specialisation.

The clarity and accuracy of the images in each sheet, together with text written by dermatology specialist Carmen Lorente, undoubtedly make this book an essential tool for dermatological consultation in daily veterinary practice.

 

 

Review and texts

Carmen Lorente Méndez

Degree and PhD in veterinary medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (1988 and 2005, respectively). EBVSR European specialist in veterinary dermatology. Diploma in dermatology from the European College of Veterinary Dermatology (ECVD). She started her professional career by founding the Cercedilla veterinary clinic in 1989, where she worked until 2002. In 2000, she moved to Valencia to take up a professorship at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University Veterinary School and to run the dermatology department of the university’s veterinary hospital. In 2007, she returned to Madrid and opened the Adervet Veterinary Dermatology Centre, which she still runs today. Between 2007 and 2009, she combined her work at Adervet with leading the internal medicine and dermatology departments at Alfonso X el Sabio University Veterinary Clinical Hospital.

 

She has worked as a consultant for several pharmaceutical laboratories and as a der- matopathologist at various laboratories. She currently combines her clinical work and her work as director of Adervet with her position as an international dermatology consultant at Laboklin.

 

She is a full member of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (ESVD) and a member of the International Society of Veterinary Dermatopathology (ISVD), the European College of Veterinary Dermatology (ECVD), the Madrid Pet Animal Veterinary Association (AMVAC) and the Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association (AVEPA). She is a mem- ber of the scientific committee of AMVAC and the dermatology specialist group of AVEPA (GEDA).

 

She has spoken at various conferences, courses, symposiums, seminars and practical workshops and has written many publications, both nationally and internationally.