Canine atopic dermatitis: A retrospective study of 266 cases examined at the University of California, Davis, 1992-1998. Part I. Clinical features and allergy testing results

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-102

  Zur, Gila ^a,b   Ihrke, Peter J ^b   White, Stephen D ^b   Kass, Philip H ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Dog; ELISA; FAD; IDST; Malassezia; Otitis externa

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

GLYCOPROTEIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BREEDING; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BREEDING; CALIFORNIA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; OTITIS EXTERNA; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036549224     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.2002.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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