Table of contents Erythema multiforme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toxic epidermal necrolysis . . . . . . . . . . . . Pemphigus vulgaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bullous pemphigoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Systemic lupus erythematosus . . . . . . . . Idiopathic ulcerative disease . . . . . . . . . . Indolent ulcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skin fragility syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136 137
137 139 139 139 139
Clinical approach to feline alopecia 143 145
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
CHAPTER 14
Clinical approach to feline facial dermatitis General consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allergies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parasites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immunomediated diseases . . . . . . . . . . . Nodular diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165 165 169 171 174
Viral diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Polychondritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Diseases of the planum nasale . . . . . . . . 175
146 148
CHAPTER 15
Clinical approach to feline pododermatitis and nail diseases
CHAPTER 13
Clinical approach to feline otitis
General consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
General consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Factors involved in otitis externa . . . . . . . 153 Otitis externa vs. otitis media
A note about ear cleaners .
. . . . . 162
137
CHAPTER 12
General consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distribution and localization of alopecia Diagnostic approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanisms for alopecia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approach to Pseudomonas cases .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Diagnostic approach to otitis externa . Approach to otitis media . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 155 . . 160
Terminology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Differential diagnosis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infectious diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allergic disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plasma cell pododermatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178 182 182 182
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