Hair Loss Disorders in Domestic Animals

January 2009 in “ Wiley-Blackwell eBooks ”

Lars Mecklenburg, Моника Линек, Desmond J. Tobin

alopecia hair follicles alopecic disease congenital alopecia hair follicle cycling traumatic alopecia folliculitis non-inflammatory alopecias inflammatory alopecias

TLDR The book explains causes, diagnosis, and treatments for hair loss in pets.

"Hair Loss Disorders in Domestic Animals" from 2009 is a comprehensive reference on skin diseases in domestic animals that primarily result in hair loss. The book provides both basic and clinically relevant information on alopecic disease in animals, with a focus on the physiology and pathology of hair follicles. It includes detailed descriptions of various disease entities, their etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and histopathological diagnosis, and treatment modalities. The book is divided into sections discussing hair follicle biology, approaches to alopecic diseases, non-inflammatory alopecias, and inflammatory alopecias. Specific conditions covered range from congenital alopecia and disorders of hair follicle cycling to traumatic alopecia and various forms of folliculitis.

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