A prospective study of the clinical findings, treatment and histopathology of 44 cases of pyotraumatic dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 369-376

  Holm, Birgit R ^a   Rest, Joan R ^b   Seewald, Wolfgang ^c  

^a Blå Stjärnan Small Animal Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Swaffham Prior ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breed; Histopathology; Hot spot; Pyotraumatic dermatitis; Sex; Site

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; SPIRAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREED; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EOSINOPHIL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; FLEA; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NECK; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIGH;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALEXIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYODERMA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 11244289715     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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