An overview of amphibian skin disease

Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 162-174

  Pessier, Allan P ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bacteria; Chytridiomycosis; Dermatology; Fungus; Mycobacteria; Saprolegnia; Virus; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZOCAINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COPPER SULFATE; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FORMALDEHYDE; IRRITANT AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; KETOCONAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; MALACHITE GREEN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TETRACYCLINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPEREMIA; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAPULE; PH; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NODULE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TUMOR; SKIN ULCER; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIBIA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FUNGI; IRIDOVIRUS; SAPROLEGNIA;

EID: 0036637999     PISSN: 1055937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/saep.2002.123980     Document Type: Article

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