Diagnose, treat, and manage equine skin disorders with the most comprehensivereference available! With 900 full-color photos, Equine Dermatology covers skin diseases ranging from those that merely annoy the horse to others that interfere with the horse's ability to function in riding, working, or show. Thorough coverage includes essential basics and practical diagnostic methods, therapies, and specific abnormalities and defects. The book describes the structure and function of the skin, and discusses disorders including bacterial, fungal,parasitic, viral, protozoal, allergic, immune-mediated, endocrine, metabolic,and nutritional diseases. It also covers congenital and hereditary defects, pigmentation abnormalities, keratinization defects, environmental skin diseases, and skin tumors. Written by renowned equine dermatologists Danny Scott and Bill Miller, this all-inclusive resource covers the latest dermatologic topics and the newest therapies. INDICE: 1. Structure and Function of the Skin2. Diagnostic Methods3. Dermatologic Therapy4. Bacterial Skin Diseases5. Fungal Skin Diseases6. Parasitic Diseases7. Viral and Protozoal Skin Diseases8. Skin Immune System and Allergic Skin Diseases9. Immune-Mediated Disorders10. Endocrine, Nutritional, and Miscellaneous Hair Coat Disorders11. Keratinization Defects12. Pigmentary Abnormalities13. Environmental Skin Diseases 14. Congenital and Hereditary Skin Diseases15. Miscellaneous Skin Diseases16. Neoplasms, Cysts, Hamartomas, and Keratoses
- ISBN: 978-1-4377-0920-9
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 552
- Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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