• 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

  • Rosanna Marsella

    Graduated from the University of Milano in 1991 and became a board certified dermatologist in 1996. She has been a faculty member at the University of Florida (UF) since then and is the director of the Laboratory of Comparative Dermatology at UF and a Full Professor.

    Dr. Marsella has devoted her research on understanding of allergic skin diseases and identification of novel treatments. Dr. Marsella has authored more than 100 peer reviewed articles in veterinary dermatology. She is the past president of the American Veterinary College of Dermatology, has co-edited the British Small Animal Manual of Veterinary Dermatology and authored a book on Equine dermatology.

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