Small Animal Dermatology, 3rd edition

CHAPTER 23 EOSINOPHILIC DISEASE (GRANULOMA) COMPLEX 353  Indolent ulcer (rodent ulcer): classically concave and indurated ulcer ...

354 DISEASES/DISORDERS  Atopy: intradermal testing (preferred) or serum testing followed by allergen-specific immunotherapy.  ...

CHAPTER 23 EOSINOPHILIC DISEASE (GRANULOMA) COMPLEX 355  Injectable methylprednisolone: 20 mg/cat by subcutaneous route; repeat ...

356 DISEASES/DISORDERS Expected Course and Prognosis  Lesions should resolve permanently if a primary cause can be identified a ...

Fig. 23.3.Large erythematous eosinophilic plaque at the lip margin. Fig. 23.4.Linear granuloma on the caudal thigh of a 2-year ...

358 DISEASES/DISORDERS Fig. 23.6.Eosinophilic granuloma affecting the patient in Figure 23.5; plaques produce a “cobblestone” a ...

CHAPTER 23 EOSINOPHILIC DISEASE (GRANULOMA) COMPLEX 359 Fig. 23.8.Eosinophilic granuloma with exudation on the pinnal margin.  ...

360 DISEASES/DISORDERS Fig. 23.10.Eosinophilic granuloma at margin of metacarpal pad in a 5-year-old Norwegian forest cat. Fig ...

CHAPTER 23 EOSINOPHILIC DISEASE (GRANULOMA) COMPLEX 361 Fig. 23.12.Indolent ulcer causing swelling of the upper lips with erosi ...

362 DISEASES/DISORDERS Fig. 23.14.Allergic miliary dermatitis on dorsal lumbosacral region. Fig. 23.15.Allergic miliary dermat ...

CHAPTER 23 EOSINOPHILIC DISEASE (GRANULOMA) COMPLEX 363 Fig. 23.16.Canine eosinophilic granuloma plaque in caudal pharynx. Fig ...

364 DISEASES/DISORDERS Fig. 23.18.Exudate from eosinophilic plaque demonstrating large numbers of eosinophils (cells with multi ...

chapter 24 Epitheliotropic (Cutaneous) Lymphoma DEFINITION/OVERVIEW  Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), both epitheliotropic and ...

366 DISEASES/DISORDERS  S ́ezary syndrome: rare form of CEL; cutaneous lesions: invasion of peripheral lymph nodes by neoplasti ...

CHAPTER 24 EPITHELIOTROPIC LYMPHOMA 367 Tumoral: solitary or multiple erythematous plaques, nodules, and masses; lesions often ...

368 DISEASES/DISORDERS DIAGNOSTICS  Laboratory abnormalities: vary depending on the stage and form of cutaneous T cell lymphoma ...

CHAPTER 24 EPITHELIOTROPIC LYMPHOMA 369 Dermal infiltrate: polymorphous; in the patch and plaque stages, limited to the superfi ...

370 DISEASES/DISORDERS VDC-1101: double prodrug of PMEG; administered with prednisone in 12 dogs demonstrated efficacy to induc ...

CHAPTER 24 EPITHELIOTROPIC LYMPHOMA 371 Fig. 24.2.Firm, inflamed, and necrotic plaques on the sternum of a 9-year-old female-sp ...

372 DISEASES/DISORDERS Fig. 24.4.Exfoliative erythroderma in a 14-year-old female-spayed Shetland sheepdog. There was general- ...