Equine Dermatology

The last issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice dedicated to dermatology was published in 1995. At that time, there were relatively few literature resources dedicated to the dermatologic diseases of horses. Since then, interest and expertise in equine dermatology has continued to grow. There are now several textbooks that provide excellent coverage of what has become a very lengthy list of equine dermatologic diseases. In this issue, we have not chosen to re-create a “mini” textbook. We have instead chosen to highlight a number of diseases or clinical presentations that we feel are clinically relevant, with a view to providing the most thorough and “up-to-date” information regarding their etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy. Commonly encountered diseases that are addressed include allergies (insect bite hypersensitivity, atopy, and food sensitivity), infectious diseases (staphylococcal infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, dermatophilosis, and dermatophytosis), equine pastern dermatitis, and sarcoids. Less common diseases are also discussed, both because they are still seen with some frequency in clinical practice and because there is significant “newer” information regarding their pathogenesis and/or therapy. These include papillomavirus-associated disease (classic papillomatosis, genital papillomas, aural plaques), melanoma, chronic progressive lymphedema, hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia, variou...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research