SOMMAIRE : 1 Structure and Function of the Skin 1 2 Diagnostic Methods 71 3 Dermatologic Therapy 207 4 Bacterial Skin Diseases 274 5 Fungal Skin Diseases 336 6 Parasitic Skin Diseases 423 7 Viral, Rickettsial, and Protozoal Skin Diseases 517 8 Skin Immune System and Allergic Skin Diseases 543 9 Immune-Mediated Disorders 667 10 Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases 780 11 Acquired Alopecias 887 12 Congenital and Hereditary Defects 913 13 Pigmentary Abnormalities 1005 14 Keratinization Defects 1025 15 Psychogenic Skin Diseases 1055 16 Environmental Skin Diseases 1073 17 Nutritional Skin Diseases 1112 18 Miscellaneous Skin Diseases 1125 19 Diseases of Eyelids, Claws, Anal Sacs, and Ears 1185 20 Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Tumors 1236 21 Dermatoses of Pet Rodents, Rabbits, and Ferrets 1415 22 Chronology of Veterinary Dermatology (1900-2000) 1459