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Diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses (view source)
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===Clinical signs and locations of URT pathology===
===Clinical signs and locations of URT pathology===
**Nasal discharge
**Nasal discharge
***Relation to choana?
***Bilateral discharge:
****Caudal eg: pharyngeal lesion; LRT lesion in horses
****Lesion is caudal to nasal septum eg: pharyngeal lesion; LRT lesion in horses
****Lesion has resulted in nasal septum destruction
****Cranial eg: nasal or sinus lesion; pharyngeal or guttaral pouch lesion in horses
*****Neoplasia
*****Neoplasia
****Fungal infection
*****Fungal infection
***Unilateral discharge:
****Lesion is cranial to nasal septum eg: nasal or sinus lesion; pharyngeal or guttaral pouch lesion in horses
**Type of discharge
**Type of discharge
**Serous
***Serous
**Catarrhal
***Catarrhal
**Purrulent
***Purrulent
**Haemorrhage
***Haemorrhage
**Sneezing - nasal
**Clinical signs
**Facial swelling - nasal, pharyngeal
***Sneezing - nasal
**Pain - any location
***Facial swelling - nasal, pharyngeal
**Coughing - pharynx, larynx, trachea
***Pain - any location
**Dyspnoea/altered air flow
***Coughing - pharynx, larynx, trachea
**Respiratory noise
***Dyspnoea/altered air flow
***Respiratory noise
===Functional anatomy===
**Mucosa
**Mucosa
**Mucosal epithelium
**Mucosal epithelium