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| − | ==Erosive & Ulcerative Pathology==
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| − | ===[[Ulcerative glossitis]]===
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| − | ==Vesicular Pathology==
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| − | ==Neutrophilic Inflammation==
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| − | ===[[Liquefactive necrosis]]===
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| − | ==Granulomatous and pyogranulomatous Inflammation==
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| − | ===[[Actinobacillosis]]===
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| − | ==Eosinophilic Inflammation==
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| − | ===[[Calf Diptheria]]===
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| − | ==Haemorrhagic Inflammation==
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| − | *Complete loss of integrity of epithelium. Uncommon.
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| − | *Characteristic of [[Reoviridae#Bluetongue Virus|“Blue Tongue”]], a [[Reoviridae|Reovirus]] infection of sheep - (v. rare – doesn’t occur in UK !).
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| − | *Epithelium lost and haemorrhage produces blue / black discoloration of the [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]], hence the name.
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| − | ====Tongue Lymphoma====
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| − | [[Image:tonguelymphoma.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>Tongue Lymphoma - a recognised entity (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
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| − | [[Tongue Trauma - WikiClinical|See also Tongue Trauma Clinical Page]]
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| − | ===Fungal===
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| − | *Fungal infections are relatively rare but do occur.
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| − | *The best known is infection with the yeast [[Candida albicans]] which causes thrush.
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| | + | See [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|anatomy and physiology of the tongue]] |
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