Diagnosis and medical treatment of otitis externa in the dog and cat

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 162-170

  Jacobson, L S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cat; Diagnosis; Dog; Otitis externa; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; LINDANE; MICONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NYSTATIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE; SULFIRAM; TERRACORTRIL; TETRACAINE; THIOSTREPTON; TIABENDAZOLE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ATOPY; AUDITORY CANAL; CAT DISEASE; CLEANING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG DISEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSKERATOSIS; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MITE; NONHUMAN; OTOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEBORRHEA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; OTITIS EXTERNA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0037974723     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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