title: The clinical approach to the pruritic dog.
abstract: Diagnosis of pruritic skin disease can be a time-consuming process. Careful attention must be paid to history, clinical examination, laboratory and clinical testing, methodical elimination of the differential diagnoses, and client communication in order to achieve success.
authors.affiliation: Madera Pet Hospital, Corte Madera, California.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Reinke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011537:Pruritus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*