Dermatology

How to spot when something goes wrong with this essential barrier to the outside world.

Is there a difference between resistant and nonresistant strains?

An overview of news guidelines for diagnosing and treating this dermatologic disease in dogs.

Careful preparation and technique are essential when performing this procedure.

Discover how to pinpoint the underlying cause of this condition and administer appropriate treatment.

Learn about how overheated water hoses and can cause scalding.

Although practitioners are growing more adept at diagnosing atopic dermatitis, the real challenge comes with providing immediate relief of patients' clinical signs while addressing their underlying allergic disease.

Summer fast approaches, and a danger lurks in your clients' yards--it's not the flora an fauna, but that garden hose your clients bathe their pets with.

Diet trials are key to diagnosis, but common complications must be avoided.

Follow this step-by-step guide to prepare a high-quality slide, increasing the value of its interpretation.

Which topical products should you keep handy in daily practice? Dr. Lauren Pinchbeck lists nine must-haves.

A recent study evaluated naturally occurring feline eosinophilic plaques and lip ulcers for secondary infections and to determine the response to antibiotic therapy.

Take the time to find the right trial diet, and counsel clients on what not to feed.

A look at the most common dermatologic signs and consequences.

This drug is labeled, and thus recommended, to treat secondary superficial pyoderma, abscesses, and wounds caused by susceptible strains of Staphylococcus intermedius or Staphylococcus canis in canine patients.

Dr. Ian Spiegel answers this concern about managing allergic pets.

Can you determine the best treatment for this dog?

Veterinary dermatologist Dr. Patrick Hensel presents some of the newer drugs at your disposal.

Skin cytology can help identify bacterial or Malassezia infection, as well as characterize inflammatory infiltrate.

Quick. Easy. Inexpensive. Review the techniques described here to maximize your diagnostic yield when using these two common dermatologic tools.

This technique is commonly used to identify mites such as Sarcoptes, Demodex, and Cheyletiella.

Easy instructions on obtaining and processing useful samples.

Can you pinpoint the cause of this dog's lesions and blindness?

A grab-bag of interesting skin diseases in cats from the CVC.

The diagnosis of ANY skin disease is based on detailed history taking, clinical findings (identification of primary lesions, distribution of lesions), laboratory testing and therapeutic trials. For autoimmune skin diseases (AISD) the most beneficial laboratory procedure is histopathologic evaluation.

It is important to understand that ear disease is only a symptom (no more specific than pruritus). As Dr Flemming Kristensen stated A patient showing ear problems is a dermatology case until proven otherwise. It is appropriate therefore to approach the diagnosis of ear disease just as you would for any other skin disease.

Bacterial pyoderma is more common in the dog than any other mammalian species. Currently Staphylococcus virulence factors such as protein A, leukocidin, hemolysins, epidermolytic toxin have not been shown to be to play a role in canine pyoderma as opposed to humans with Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Malassezia is a genus of lipophilic yeast found as a commensal of the skin and mucosal surfaces that may cause skin disease in a variety of mammalian species.

As all veterinarians know, the big three causes of follicle infections are demodicosis, dermatophytosis and bacterial pyoderma. It may be surprising to learn that I probably receive more telephone requests for advice for the up to date treatment options regarding demodicosis and dermatophytosis than any other topic.

Atopy or Atopic dermatitis continues to be one of the most common dermatological disorders afflicting both dogs and cats.