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==Description==
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Acute or chronic inflammation of the tongue usually secondary to an infectious, physical, chemical or metabolic cause.
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Infectious causes include [[Feline Calicivirus|calicivirus]], [[Feline Herpesvirus 1|feline herpesvirus]], panleukopanenia, [[Fungi|fungal]], necrotising stomatitis and [[:Category:Leptospiraceae|leptospirosis]]. Physical causes may be irritation from [[Periodontal Disease|periodontal disease]], foreign bodies and trauma. Metabolic causes such as [[Kidney Renal Failure - Pathology#Uraemia|uraemia]], vitamin deficiencies and hypoparathyoidism can also be responsible.
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Additionally heavy metal poisoning and other chemicals can cause glossitis.
    
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
*Long coated dogs that commonly get plant seeds stuck in their coats.
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Any animal can become affected however dogs are more frequently at risk due to their non discriminatory eating habits.
==Description==
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Acute or chronic inflammation of the tongue usually secondary to an infectious, physical, chemical or metabolic cause:
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*'''Infectious''': [[Feline Calicivirus|calicivirus]], [[Feline Herpesvirus 1|feline herpesvirus]], panleukopanenia, [[Fungi|fungal]], necrotising stomatitis and [[:Category:Leptospiraceae|leptospirosis]]
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*'''Physical''': irritation from [[Periodontal Disease|periodontal disease]], foreign bodies and trauma
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*'''Metabolic''': [[Kidney Renal Failure - Pathology#Uraemia|uraemia]], vitamin deficiencies and hypoparathyoidism
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*'''Chemical''': heavy metal poisoning
   
==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
 
===History===
 
===History===
Ingestion of a foreign body
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There may be a history of ingestion of a foreign body or access to chemicals.
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===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
*drooling
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Include drooling, bleeding, dysphagia, a reddened, swollen and ulcerated tongue edge in the case of [[Periodontal Disease|periodontal disease]].  
*bleeding
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A foreign body may be visualised under the tongue (they may become embedded so that they cannot be palpated).  
*dysphagia
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*a reddened, swollen and ulcerated tongue edge in the case of [[Periodontal Disease|periodontal disease]].  
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*visualisation of a foreign body under the tongue (they may become embedded so that they cannot be palpated).  
   
*acute swelling in the case of insect stings  
 
*acute swelling in the case of insect stings  
 
*in chronic ulcerative glossitis there may be a thick, malodourous brown discharge.  
 
*in chronic ulcerative glossitis there may be a thick, malodourous brown discharge.  
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