Veterinary Allergy (Hardcover, New)

Acknowledgments viii

Contributors ix

Foreword xiii
Richard E.W. Halliwell

Introduction: the immunological basis of allergic diseases xv
Michael J. Day

Part 1 – Canine Allergy (Editor: Chiara Noli) 1

Section 1 – Canine Atopic Dermatitis 3

1 Introduction: canine atopic dermatitis as an evolving, multifactorial disease 5
Douglas J. DeBoer

2 Canine immunoglobulin E 8
Bruce Hammerberg

3 The aberrant immune system in atopic dermatitis 16
Rosanna Marsella

4 Allergens and environmental influence 24
Pascal Prélaud

5 The genetics of canine atopic dermatitis 32
Tim Nuttall

6 Skin barrier and its role in the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis 42
Koji Nishifuji

7 The role of bacterial agents in the pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis 51
David H. Lloyd

8 The role of fungal agents in atopic dermatitis 58
Ross Bond

9 Clinical signs of canine atopic dermatitis 65
Claude Favrot

10 Diagnosis of canine atopic dermatitis 70
Craig E. Griffin

11 Allergen avoidance 78
Daniel O. Morris

12 Allergen-specific immunotherapy 85
Ralf S. Mueller

13 Guidelines for symptomatic medical treatment of canine atopic dermatitis 90
Douglas J. DeBoer

14 Non-conventional treatments 96
Ralf S. Mueller

Section 2 – Food Hypersensitivity 101

15 The pathogenesis of food allergy 103
Hilary A. Jackson

16 Cutaneous manifestations of food hypersensitivity 108
Didier N. Carlotti

17 Adverse reactions to food: a gastroenterologist’s perspective 115
Paola Gianella

18 Diagnostic workup of food hypersensitivity 119
Edmund J. Rosser Jr

19 Long-term management of food hypersensitivity in the dog 124
Nick J. Cave

Section 3 – Flea Bite Allergy 133

20 Flea biology and ecology 135
Marie-Christine Cadiergues

21 The pathogenesis of flea bite allergy in dogs 140
Richard E.W. Halliwell

22 Clinical signs of flea allergy dermatitis in dogs 145
Emmanuel Bensignor

23 Diagnostic investigation of canine flea bite allergy 149
Dawn Logas

24 Implementing an effective flea control programme 152
Michael W. Dryden

25 Symptomatic relief for canine flea bite hypersensitivity 158
Dawn Logas

Section 4 – Complicating Infections in Allergic Dogs 161

26 Complicating microbial skin infections in allergic dogs 163
Anette Loeffler

27 Otitis in the allergic dog 175
James O. Noxon

Section 5 – Other Allergic Diseases in Dogs 183

28 Contact allergy 185
Rosanna Marsella

29 Venomous insect hypersensitivity 191
Mona J. Boord

30 Canine urticaria and angioedema 195
Peter Hill

Part 2 – Feline Allergy (Editor: Aiden Foster) 201

Section 1 – Cutaneous Allergy in Cats 203

31 Pathogenesis—immunopathogenesis 205
Petra J. Roosje

32 Clinical presentations and specificity of feline manifestations of cutaneous allergies 211
Claude Favrot

33 Complications of cutaneous skin allergies (skin infections) 217
Laura Ordeix

34 Diagnostic investigation of the allergic feline 223
William E. Oldenhoff and Karen A. Moriello

35 Symptomatic treatments 228
Alison B. Diesel

36 Allergen-specific immunotherapy 234
Alison B. Diesel

Section 2 – Feline Asthma 237

37 Feline asthma 239
Carol R. Reinero

Section 3 – Flea Bite Allergy 247

38 Pathogenesis 249
Ross Bond

39 Clinical presentations 252
Dawn Logas

40 Diagnostic workup 255
Dawn Logas

41 Therapy 259
Marie-Christine Cadiergues

Section 4 – Mosquito Bite Allergy 265

42 Mosquito bite 267
Masahiko Nagata

Part 3 – Equine Allergy (Editor: Wayne Rosenkrantz) 271

Section 1 – Culicoides Hypersensitivity and Other Insect Allergies 273

43 Pathogenesis and epidemiology of Culicoides hypersensitivity 275
Bettina Wagner

44 Equine immunoglobulin E 279
Eliane Marti and Eman Hamza

45 Clinical manifestations of Culicoides hypersensitivity 287
Janet D. Littlewood

46 Culicoides hypersensitivity: diagnosis 291
Kerstin Bergvall

47 Culicoides hypersensitivity: therapy 297
Anthony A. Yu

48 Other biting insect allergies 307
Gwendolen Lorch

Section 2 – Atopic Disease in Horses—Atopic Dermatitis and Food Hypersensitivity 327

49 Equine atopic dermatitis: pathogenesis 329
Valerie A. Fadok

50 Clinical aspects of equine atopic disease 334
Wayne Rosenkrantz and Stephen White

51 Equine urticaria 338
Valerie A. Fadok

52 Equine headshaking syndrome 344
Harold C. Schott II and Annette D. Petersen

53 Diagnostic workup of equine atopic disease 353
Wayne Rosenkrantz and Stephen White

54 Equine atopic disease symptomatic therapy and allergen-specific immunotherapy 360
Wayne Rosenkrantz and Stephen White

Section 3 – Recurrent Airway Obstruction and Inflammatory Airway Disease 371

55 Recurrent airway obstruction and inflammatory airway disease 373
Vinzenz Gerber

Section 4 – Contact and Other Allergic Diseases 385

56 Equine allergic contact dermatitis 387
Chris Reeder and Joya Griffin

Part 4 – Allergy in Other Domestic Species (Editor: Aiden Foster) 395

57 Immunopathogenesis of allergic skin disease in livestock 397
Adri van den Broek

58 Psoroptes ovis 402
Adri van den Broek and Stewart T.G. Burgess

59 Allergic diseases of livestock species 411
Aiden P. Foster

60 Allergies in birds 422
Claudia S. Nett-Mettler

61 Allergic diseases in other pets (rodents, rabbits, and ferrets) 428
Ian Sayers

Index 433