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Skin Disorders of Horses
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Skin Disorders of Horses
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Structure of the Skin in Horses
Epidermis
Basement Membrane Zone
Dermis
Skin Appendages
Subcutis
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Dermatitis and Dermatologic Problems of Horses
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Diagnosis of Skin Disorders in Horses
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Treatment of Skin Disorders in Horses
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Congenital and Inherited Skin Disorders in Horses
Congenital Skin Disorders
Pigmentary Abnormalities
Defects of Structural Integrity
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Allergies in Horses
Airborne Allergies
Food Allergies
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Dermatophilosis in Horses
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Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex in Horses
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Flies and Mosquitoes of Horses
Biting Midges (Gnats, No-see-ums)
Black Flies
Buffalo Flies
Eye Gnats
Face Flies
Filth-breeding Flies
Fly Strike (Myiasis)
Horn Flies
Horse Flies
Mosquitoes
Stable Flies
Tsetse Flies
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Hair Loss (Alopecia) in Horses
Hives (Urticaria) in Horses
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Itching (Pruritus) in Horses
Lice of Horses
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Mange (Acariasis, Mange Mites) in Horses
Sarcoptic Mange (Scabies, Body Mange)
Psoroptic Mange (Mane Mange)
Chorioptic Mange (Leg Mange)
Demodectic Mange
Harvest Mites (Chiggers, Trombiculids)
Straw Itch Mites (Forage Mites)
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Parasitic Worms of the Skin in Horses
Cutaneous Habronemiasis (Summer Sores)
Onchocerciasis
Parafilaria multipapillosa
Infestation (Summer Bleeding)
Pelodera
Dermatitis
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Photosensitization in Horses
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Ringworm (Dermatophytosis) in Horses
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Saddle Sores (Collar Galls) in Horses
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Ticks of Horses
Treatment and Control
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Tumors of the Skin in Horses
Basal Cell Tumors and Carcinomas
Collagenous Nevi
Equine Sarcoids
Fibromatosis
Keratinized Skin Cysts
Lipomas and Liposarcomas
Lymphoid Skin Tumors
Mast Cell Tumors
Melanomas
Neurofibromas and Neurofibrosarcomas
Sebaceous Gland Tumors
Soft Tissue Giant Cell Tumors (Malignant Fibrous Histiocytomas)
Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Sweat Gland Tumors
Tumors Originating Outside the Skin (Metastatic Tumors)
Vascular Tumors
Warts (Papillomas)
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