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Created page with '*Cat *Relatively common. *Youngish to middle age (mainly - although can be any age). *Unable to eat although wants to. Hurts to open mouth. *Whole of back of mouth covered i…'
*Cat
*Relatively common.
*Youngish to middle age (mainly - although can be any age).
*Unable to eat although wants to. Hurts to open mouth.
*Whole of back of mouth covered in ulcerative granulation tissue.
*Chronic, tends to start at angle of jaw (bilateral), progression quite slow but over weeks affects whole of back of mouth.
*May also affect [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|anatomy and physiology of the tongue]].
====Pathology====
Epithelium lost over whole of mucosa, lots of macrophages, lymphocytes and proliferating fibrous response at base.
====Pathogenesis====
*Probably viral.
*[[Feline Calicivirus|Calicivirus]] found in 7-80%, also often find [[Picornaviridae|picorna virus]] and [[Feline Immunodeficiency Virus]]
*Probably calici virus that starts it.
*Also owners often claim develops after 'having cold' prior to it.
*Calici virus infection may be followed by autoimmune / exaggerated immune response which produces lesions.
*Will heal eventually, but takes time and cat loses lots of condition.
[[Category:Tongue_-_Pathology]][[Category:Cat]]
*Relatively common.
*Youngish to middle age (mainly - although can be any age).
*Unable to eat although wants to. Hurts to open mouth.
*Whole of back of mouth covered in ulcerative granulation tissue.
*Chronic, tends to start at angle of jaw (bilateral), progression quite slow but over weeks affects whole of back of mouth.
*May also affect [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|anatomy and physiology of the tongue]].
====Pathology====
Epithelium lost over whole of mucosa, lots of macrophages, lymphocytes and proliferating fibrous response at base.
====Pathogenesis====
*Probably viral.
*[[Feline Calicivirus|Calicivirus]] found in 7-80%, also often find [[Picornaviridae|picorna virus]] and [[Feline Immunodeficiency Virus]]
*Probably calici virus that starts it.
*Also owners often claim develops after 'having cold' prior to it.
*Calici virus infection may be followed by autoimmune / exaggerated immune response which produces lesions.
*Will heal eventually, but takes time and cat loses lots of condition.
[[Category:Tongue_-_Pathology]][[Category:Cat]]