Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Flea Bite Hypersensitivity and Other Insect Bite Allergies
2.1. Flea Bite Hypersensitivity (Flea Allergy Dermatitis)
2.2. Mosquito Bite Hypersensitivity
3. Food Induced Hypersensitivity Dermatitis (Cutaneous Adverse Food Reaction; Food Allergy)
4. Non-Flea, Non-Food Hypersensitivity Dermatitis (Feline Atopic Syndrome)
5. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
IgE | immunoglobulin E |
ENFNFHD | non-flea, non-food hypersensitivity |
FAD | flea allergy dermatitis |
FSA1 | flea salivary antigen 1 |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
DEET | N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide |
CAFR | cutaneous adverse food reaction |
AD | atopic dermatitis |
CD | cluster of differentiation molecule |
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Diesel, A. Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats. Vet. Sci. 2017, 4, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4020025
Diesel A. Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats. Veterinary Sciences. 2017; 4(2):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4020025
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiesel, Alison. 2017. "Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats" Veterinary Sciences 4, no. 2: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4020025
APA StyleDiesel, A. (2017). Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats. Veterinary Sciences, 4(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4020025