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Cutaneous biology and diseases of fish.
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2001 May; 4(2):321-411, v-vi.VC

Abstract

The normal structure and function of the piscine integument reflects the adaptation of the organism to the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the aquatic environment, and the natural history of the organism. Because of the intimate contact of fish with the environment, cutaneous disease is relatively more common in fish than in terrestrial vertebrates and is one of the primary disease conditions presented to the aquatic animal practitioner. However, cutaneous lesions are generally nonspecific and may be indicative of disease that is restricted to the integument or a manifestation of systemic disease. Regardless, a gross and microscopic examination of the integument is simple to perform, but is highly diagnostic and should always be included in the routine diagnostic effort of the aquatic animal practitioner, especially since various ancillary diagnostic procedures are either not practical or lack predictive value in fish. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of normal cutaneous biology prior to consideration of specific cutaneous diseases in fish.

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Groff JM
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.

MeSH

AnimalsDermatomycosesFish DiseasesFishesSkinSkin DiseasesSkin Diseases, BacterialSkin Diseases, ParasiticSkin Diseases, ViralSkin Neoplasms

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11480359

Citation

Groff, J M.. "Cutaneous Biology and Diseases of Fish." The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice, vol. 4, no. 2, 2001, pp. 321-411, v-vi.
Groff JM. Cutaneous biology and diseases of fish. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2001;4(2):321-411, v-vi.
Groff, J. M. (2001). Cutaneous biology and diseases of fish. The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice, 4(2), 321-411, v-vi.
Groff JM. Cutaneous Biology and Diseases of Fish. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2001;4(2):321-411, v-vi. PubMed PMID: 11480359.
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