LEC 11 - GI I + II Flashcards
What are the four kind of GI tracts?
Non-ruminant herbivore
Ruminant herbivore
Carnivore
Insectivore
What are the characteristics of a non-ruminant herbivore?
Simple stomach
Large cecum
What are the characteristics of a ruminant herbivore?
Four-chambered stomach
Large rumen
Long small/large intestine
What are the characteristics of a insectivore’s GI tracT?
Short intestine
No cecum
What are the characteristics of a carnivore’s GI tract?
Short intestines + colon
Small cecum
What are the two developmental abnormalities that can occur if the mouth does fuse properly?
Palatoschisis
Cheiloschisis
Describe: Palatoschisis
Cleft palate
What failed to fuse with palatoschisis?
Lateral palatine process
Describe: Cheiloschisis
Cleft lip
What failed to fuse with Cheiloschisis?
Upper lip along the midline or philtrum
What can both cleft palate + lip cause in young animals?
Failure to suckle
Aspiration pneumonia
What diseases can cause vesicular stomatides?
FMD
Vesicular stomatitis
Vesicular exanthema of swine
Swine vesicular disease
Viral cause: FMD
Picornavirus
Viral cause: Vesicular stomatitis
Rhabdovirus
Viral cause: Vesicular exanthema of swine
Calicivirus
Viral cause: Swine vesicular disease
Enterovirus
Animals affected: FMD
Ruminants +
Pigs +
Animals affected: Vesicular stomatitis
Ruminants ++
Pigs +
Horses +
Animals affected: Vesicular exanthema of Swine
Pigs ++
What TYPE of viruses cause vesicular stomatitides?
Epitheliotropic
Describe: Vesicular stomatitides
Epithelial cytolysis
Fluid accumulation
Followed by rupture of resultant vesicle
What gross lesions are seen with vesicular stomatitides?
Fluid-filled vesicles
Present:
- Oral cavity
- Lips
- Rostral palate
- Tongue
— can extend to esophagus, stomach, or intestinal epi.
What are the seven causes of erosive/ulcerative stoamtides?
BVD
Rinderpest
Malignant catarrhal fever
Bluetongue
Feline calicivirus
NSAID’s
Uremia ulcers
Cause of: BVD
Pestivirus
Cause of: Rinderpest
Morbillivirus
What two diseases are seen from teh parapox viruses?
Bovine popular stomatitis
Contagious ecthyma (Orf)
What is bovine popular stomatitis characterized by?
Papules/plaques
Located:
Nares + Muzzle + Gingiva + Buccal Cavity + Palate + Tongue + Esophagus + Rumen + Obasum
What is Orf characterized by?
Macules + Papules + Scabs + Scars
Located:
Corners of mouth + Mouth + Udders + Teats + Coronary bands + Anus
— sometimes found in rumen + esophagus
What histological changes are seen with papular stomatits?
Cytoplasmic swelling of epithelial cells of stratum spinosum
Late stages:
Intracytoplasmic eosinophilic parapoxvirus inclusions
What animals is necrotizing stomatides present in?
Cattle
Sheep
Pigs
What is another name for necrotizing stomatides in calves?
Calf diphtheria
What causes necrotizing stomatides?
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Describe: Fusobacterium necrophorum
Filamentous to Rod to Cocci
Gram (-)
Anaerobe bacteria
What does Noma present in?
Dogs
Primates
What is Noma?
Severe form of oral ischemic necrosis
Intralesional spirochetes + Fusiform bacteria
What type of laryngitis occurs with calf diphtheria?
Necrotizing laryngitis
What is the gross presentation of necrotizing stomatitis?
Dorsal surface of tongue ulcerated
Ulcers covered by diphtheric membranes
What breed of dog most commonly gets gingival hyperplasia?
Brachycephalic dogs
> 5 years old
What is a benign tumor of the periodontal ligament?
Fibromatous epulis of periodontal ligament origin
What tumor can arise from the rests of Malassez?
Acanthomatous epulis
– or –
Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma
What are the characteristics of Acanthomatous epulis/ameloblastoma?
Aggresssive/destructive tumor
Invades bone