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====Pathogenesis====
====Pathogenesis====
[[Image:woodentongue2.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'Sulpher body' of Actinobacillosis (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
[[Image:woodentongue2.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'Sulpher body' of Actinobacillosis (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
*Very similar to [[Teeth - Pathology#Mandibular Osteomyelitis|Mandibular Osteomyelitis]] ("lumpy jaw").
*Very similar to [[Mandibular Osteomyelitis|Mandibular Osteomyelitis]] ("lumpy jaw").
*'''Causal agent''': [[Actinobacillus lignieresii]] (small gram -ve) gets into [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] via small abrasions.
*'''Causal agent''': [[Actinobacillus lignieresii]] (small gram -ve) gets into [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] via small abrasions.