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==Introduction==
 
*Stomatitis - generalised inflammation throughout mouth.
 
 
 
*Glossitis - inflammation of [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]].
 
 
 
*Pharyngitis - pharynx inflammation.
 
 
 
==Functional Anatomy==
 
 
 
See anatomy and physiology [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology#Oral Cavity|of the oral cavity]]
 
 
 
==Defence Mechanisms==
 
==Developmental Pathology==
 
[[Image:Cleft-palate.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>A congenital cleft palate defect (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
 
===Cleft Palate===
 
*The commonest structural defect is probably the various forms of cleft palate due to:
 
**failure of fusion and the ingrowths of the [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Palatine Bone (os palatinum)|palatine]] shelves or
 
**[[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Frontal Bone (os frontale)|frontonasal]] and [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Maxilla|maxillary]] processes.
 
 
 
==Erosive & Ulcerative Pathology==
 
*"True ulcer" occurs when connective tissue under epithelium is exposed i.e. stratum germinativum is breached and then lesion takes much longer to heal.
 
===[[Bovine Virus Diarrhoea Virus]]===
 
*'''Mucosal Disease''': erosive condition produces small multiple, cleanly punched out lesion in mouth
 
*[[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|Neutrophils]] invade the ulcer and if bacterial colonisation occurs, further excavation follows. Either:
 
::#This lesion develops a granular base and becomes diphtheritic.
 
::#If bacterial colonisation does not take place, healing occurs within fourteen days.
 
*Seen in most parts of mouth (or maybe on muzzle) e.g. dental pad, [[Cheeks - Anatomy & Physiology|cheeks]], sides of [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]]
 
*Lesions extend throughout gut with particularly big ulcers in small intestine over [[Peyer's Patches - Anatomy & Physiology|Peyers patches]]. Necrosis occurs in lymph nodes and [[Spleen - Anatomy & Physiology|spleen]]
 
 
 
====<span id="BVDHistology">Histology</span>====
 
*No vesicular stage, prickle cells die off from surface resulting in layer of necrotic debris over epithelial layer
 
*Infection penetrates inward through stratum germinativum.
 
*Epithelium does not recover as animal does not recover
 
 
 
===[[Malignant Catarrhal Fever Virus]]===
 
 
 
==Vesicular Pathology==
 
===Pathology===
 
*Damage to [[prickle cell]]s ([[stratum spinosum]]).
 
*Appears as accumulation of fluid within epithelium, quickly erodes leaving hyperaemic [[stratum germinativum]].
 
*Heals by proliferation of new cells, so long as infection does not continue.
 
===Pathogenesis===
 
May be caused by:
 
#Ingestion of hot food (corrosive liquids)
 
#Systemic viral diseases. e.g:
 
##[[picornaviridae#Foot and Mouth Disease Virus|Foot and Mouth disease]] - ruminants and pigs
 
##[[Vesicular stomatitis]] - horse, pigs, cattle
 
##[[Vesicular exanthema]] - pigs
 
 
N.B. All are indistinguishable from FMD clinically.
 
 
 
===[[Foot and Mouth Disease (FMDV)]]===
 
 
 
====Pathology====
 
=====Gross=====
 
#Initially - hyperaemia of mucosa (e.g. catarrhal inflammation) then within 12 hours produces fluid filled vesicles on dorsum of [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]], may be other places
 
#Small vesicle coalesce to produce big ones -i.e. Bullae
 
#Very quickly rupture; epithelium appears dirty grey in colour because of necrosis - sloughed skin, very good for diagnosis
 
#Leave painful, hyperaemic epithelium
 
#Looks like "ulcer "with ragged edge but not a true ulcer as stratum germinativum retained and will rapidly heal completely in about 2 weeks unless becomes secondarily infected
 
 
 
=====Microscopic lesions=====
 
*Degeneration of prickle cells
 
*Cells "balloon" as fill with fluid and then die to produce vesicle containing straw coloured or clear fluid
 
 
 
===[[Swine Vesicular Disease]]===
 
*May produce vesicles in mouth that are indistinguishable from foot and mouth disease
 
*Swine vesicular disease produces sporadic large outbreaks
 
**Approximately 5% have lesions in mouth, foot lesions much more common
 
 
 
===Vesicles in dogs===
 
*Vesicles in mouth are often caused by hot food - especially in dogs. 
 
*Can produce quite big vesicles, but will heal. 
 
*No major problems associated with vesicles on [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] in dogs (except if due to drinking battery acid, but this also produces vomiting).
 
 
 
==Catarrhal Stomatitis==
 
*Non-specific, general stomatitis
 
===Pathology===
 
*Starts as hyperaemia and oedema of [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] or pharynx with mucoid exudate on surface.
 
*Lymphoid follicles on [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|soft palate]] may enlarge and proliferate.
 
*Often see white spots due to epithelial hyperplasia and increased mucous secretion.
 
**(can be scraped off to leave ordinary mucosa underneath). 
 
*May produce bad smell. 
 
*Resolves normally if not secondarily infected.
 
 
 
===Pathogenesis===
 
*May be caused by:
 
**Low grade [[:Category:Streptococcus species|streptococcal]] infection
 
**Ingestion of toxins
 
**Result of other more systemic diseases
 
 
 
==Granulomatous and pyogranulomatous Inflammation==
 
==Eosinophilic Inflammation==
 
===Eosinophilic granuloma===
 
This is a complex of diseases affecting skin and [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]] mainly of cat, which include:
 
#Oral eosinophilic granuloma
 
#[[Linear granuloma]] of skin
 
#[[Eosinophilic plaque]] of skin
 
 
 
====Clinical====
 
*Any age, but usually young adults. 
 
*Mainly affects [[Lips - Anatomy & Physiology|lips]], may also occasionally affect '''frenulum of [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]]'''.
 
*Sometimes called "rodent ulcer "
 
*Not neoplastic - it is an inflammatory disease but is '''progressive and destructive'''.
 
 
 
*May see small plaque or becomes very '''infiltrative'''.
 
*In worst cases may erode away whole nose.
 
 
 
====Pathogenesis====
 
*Histologically lots of eosinophils, polymorphs.
 
*Exaggerated eosinophilic response.
 
 
 
==Necrotizing Inflammation==
 
==Lymphocytic and plasmacytic Inflammation==
 
==Immune Mediated Pathology==
 
===Autoimmune===
 
*Occasionally see vesicles on the oral mucosa. associated with autoimmune diseases such as [[pemphigus]] vulgaris.
 
 
 
===Hypersensitivity===
 
==Proliferative Pathology==
 
===Hyperplastic===
 
====Polychlorinated Napthalene Poisoning====
 
*Polychlorinated biphenyl's (PCB's).
 
*Used in all sorts of things.
 
*Do not break down in environment and very toxic. 
 
*Poisoning was classically seen as proliferative stomatitis when PCB used to lubricate feed pellet making machine.
 
*Vitamin A antagonist produces hyperkeratosis of mouth (like Vitamin A deficiency).
 
===Papular===
 
====Orf====
 
*[[Poxviridae|Pox]] infection
 
*Quite a common '''zoonotic''' disease
 
 
 
=====Clinical=====
 
*In sheep produces a proliferative nodule/papular mass on [[Lips - Anatomy & Physiology|lips]]
 
*In flocks in which it is endemic it is seen in lamb
 
*If flock is non-immune seen in ewes too but much worse in lambs (may spread to inside of mouth)
 
*Can spread to udder of ewe
 
 
 
=====Pathology=====
 
*Poxvirus infections produce local infection of [[prickle cells]] in epithelium with proliferation of cells and formation of papule followed by ulceration / necrosis and covered by necrotic epithelium
 
*Eventually scabs form and crust drops off
 
*Scabs - very infectious ( N.B.if touch -> catch it)
 
 
 
====Bovine Papular stomatitis====
 
[[Image:BPS.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>Ring Zone Lesions of BPS - Calf (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
 
*Parapox virus
 
*Very similar disease to orf but seen in cattle and generally milder condition. 
 
*'''Must be differentiated from [[#Foot and Mouth disease|Foot and Mouth Disease]] and [[#Bovine Viral Diarrhoea / Mucosal disease|Mucosal Disease.]]'''
 
*Sporadic, in cattle, less than 1 year old.
 
*Develop papules on the muzzle, external nares and in the [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]]; the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]] and [[Stomach and Abomasum - Anatomy & Physiology|forestomachs]] may also be affected. 
 
*Usually heals spontaneously.
 
=====Pathogenesis=====
 
*The early lesions are round areas of intense congestion up to 1.5 cm in diameter.
 
*The centre becomes necrotic and slightly depressed.
 
*Slow peripheral extension of this lesion gives a classical ring zone formation with concentric rings of
 
**yellow (necrosis),
 
**grey (epithelial hyperplasia)
 
**red (congestion).
 
=====Histology=====
 
*There are focal areas of hydropic degeneration in the stratum spinosum
 
*Large eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion
 
*Epidermis is markedly thickened.
 
*The superficial layers of the epithelium become necrotic and slough.
 
*''Vesicle formation is not a feature of this disease.''
 
 
 
====Papilloma====
 
 
 
===Neoplastic===
 
====Squamous cell carcinoma====
 
[[Image:oral squamous cell carcinoma.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Oral squamous cell carcinoma'''. Courtesy of T. Scase</center></small>]]
 
 
 
==Degenerative Pathology==
 
==Metabolic Pathology==
 
===Uraemia===
 
[[Image:uraemia.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>Lesions due to uraemia associated with pyelonephritis/chronic renal failure (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
 
*In terminal renal failure animal may present with painful ulcers in mouth, which become secondarily infected with Fusiformis.
 
**High concentrations of toxic materials in the blood results in degeneration of small arterioles.
 
*In the mouth, this damage to the blood supply can cause epithelial necrosis.
 
*Usually seen as erosions along the ventrolateral borders of the [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] and on the [[Cheeks - Anatomy & Physiology|cheeks]], especially opposite the [[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|teeth]].
 
*In some cases there may be more extensive necrosis which may involve subepithelial tissue
 
**for example, the tip of the [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] may slough.
 
*Most commonly seen in dog sometimes in cat.
 
 
 
==Nutritional Pathology==
 
===Nicotinic Acid Deficiency===
 
*May also cause epithelial necrosis and sloughing.
 
 
 
==Traumatic Pathology==
 
===Ulcers Following Trauma===
 
*Any animal that is exposed to coarse feed or sharp things in food can suffer from ulcers in mouth.
 
*They often become secondarily infected with production of metastatic infection that may result in large abscess on point of jaw.
 
**i.e. trauma on [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] may lead to secondary infection that may lead to abscess in drainage lymph node.
 
 
 
*Deep ulcers may occur as a result of trauma in any species.
 
*These readily become secondarily infected by [[Fusiformis]].
 
*Produces a fibrin-covered ulcer. 
 
*Responds to antibiotics, but may leave a defect or scar in mucosa.
 
 
 
==Vascular Pathology==
 
==Learning Tools==
 
::[[Alimentary Flashcards - Pathology#Cavity and Gingiva Flashcards|Cavity and Gingiva Flashcards]]
 

Latest revision as of 13:50, 24 May 2010