Veterinary allergy

"Veterinary allergy is the first comprehensive, high quality reference dealing with all aspects of veterinary allergy in all species and all body systems involved with allergy. Providing solid breadth and excellent depth of coverage, it deals with the immunopathology of the various allergic conditions as well as with clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of veterinary allergic diseases"--Publisher's description

pt. 1. Canine Allergy / Chiara Noli -- Section 1. Canine Atopic Dermatitis -- 1. Introduction: canine atopic dermatitis as an evolving, multifactorial disease / Douglas J. DeBoer -- 2. Canine immunoglobulin E / Bruce Hammerberg -- 3. The aberrant immune system in atopic dermatitis / Rosanna Marsella -- 4. Allergens and environmental influence / Pascal Prelaud -- 5. The genetics of canine atopic dermatitis / Tim Nuttall -- 6. Skin barrier and its role in the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis / Koji Nishifuji -- 7. The role of bacterial agents in the pathogenests of canine atopic dermatitis / David H. Lloyd -- 8. The role of fungal agents in atopic dermatitis / Ross Bond -- 9. Clinical signs of canine atopic dermatitis / Claude Favrot -- 10. Diagnosis of canine atopic dermatitis / Craig E. Griffin -- 11. Allergen avoidance / Daniel O. Morris -- 12. Allergen-specific immunotherapy / Ralf S. Mueller -- 13. Guidelines for symptomatic medical treatment of canine atopic dermatitis / Douglas J. DeBoer -- 14. Non-conventional treatments / Ralf S. Mueller -- Section 2. Food Hypersensitivity -- 15. The pathogenesis of food allergy / Hilary A. Jackson -- 16. Cutaneous manifestations of foo…