Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
 November 1, 2010
By:Craig E. Griffin, DVM, DACVD
Pyoderma and bacterial folliculitis in the dog is considered to be very common problems yet in the cat are described as rare or very uncommon in textbooks on small animal dermatology. A study in France of 783 feline derm cases evaluated between 1992 and 1997 diagnosed pyoderma in 4.7%.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Craig E. Griffin, DVM, DACVD
Skin infections with bacteria (pyoderma) or yeast (Malassezia dermatitis) often are found in dogs secondary to other diseases such as seborrhea, endocrine diseases and allergic diseases.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Danny W. Scott, DVM, DACVD
Pruritus and the various aberrations of skin and hair coat that it provokes are, by far, the most common reasons for which cats are presented to veterinarians for dermatologic diagnosis.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Thomas P. Lewis, II, DVM, DACVD
Pruritus is the most common manifestation of skin disease in the horse. Pruritus is exhibited in a number of ways including the obvious scratching, rubbing, chewing and biting, but also in more subtle fashion such as head shaking, foot stamping or "irritability".
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Thomas P. Lewis, II, DVM, DACVD
There are a limited number of tests a veterinary practitioner will be required to perform when presented with a patient with skin disease. For some of these tests, subtle and simple techniques can influence the accuracy of the results.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Thomas P. Lewis, II, DVM, DACVD
Diseases that affect the nose include more than discoid lupus or squamous cell carcinoma. This lecture will show many photographs of nose disorders to teach the practitioner some of the subtleties to consider when presented with a patient with nasal disease.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Thomas P. Lewis, II, DVM, DACVD
When a clinician is presented with a pruritic patient, it is correct to initially consider, and rule out, the more common hypersensitivity disorders. Atopic dermatitis, adverse food reactions, and parasite hypersensitivities (especially flea allergy dermatitis) are seen on a daily basis.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Danny W. Scott, DVM, DACVD
Erythema multiforme was first documented in the dog in 1983 and in the cat in 1984.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:Danny W. Scott, DVM, DACVD
Malassezia yeasts and Malassezia dermatitis have been the subject of almost innumerable publications and anecdotes since the early 1990s. The condition is diagnosed commonly in the dog and uncommonly in the cat.
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