Oropharynx & Esophagus-Bittar Flashcards
What are some general signs associated with esophageal disease?
Dysphagia, pytalism, fetid breath, pharyngeal swelling, extended neck, discharge from nose
What is a congenital problem associated with the oropharynx?
Cleft palate (common in holstein and angus)
What is a secondary condition associated with cleft palate?
Aspiration pneumonia
What is the causative agent of Calf diphtheria (necrotic stomatitis)?
Fusobacterium necrophorum
What does necrotic stomatitis cause?
Diptheroid inflammation with erosions covered by a pseudo-membrane
Leads to laryngeal chondritis/abscessation
What is the tx for necrotic stomatitis?
High dose Ab (Procaine Penicillin SC or IM BID)
What are the two forms of Actinobacillosis?
Tongue form (wooden tongue)- most common in cattle Cutaneous form
What is the disease associated with acute severe cellulitis of oral mucosa and pharynx?
Pharyngeal phlegmon- picture of the cow with the swollen ventral neck
Where are the four common affinities for Lymphosarcoma to inhabit?
Right atrium
Uterus
Spine
Abomasum
Cow presents with vesicles in the mouth, on the teats and feet and is associated with Rhabdovirus, it is also reportable. What is this virus?
Vesicular stomatitis
Sheep commonly present with this virus very febrile (fever, nasal discharge, edema of mouth/lips, cyanosis, oral ulcers, coronitits/laminitis, abortions), what virus is this?
Bluetongue caused by Orbivirus
How is Bluetongue transmitted?
Cullicoides
A zoonotic virus leading to crusty proliferative lesions around the mouth, muzzle and nostrils and is zoonotic, commonly found in sheep and goats
Contagious ecthyma (Orf)- Parapox virus
You notice horseshoe ulcers on a cows teats and papules on muzzle of the calf, what virus is associated with this presentation?
Bovine papular stomatitis (Parapox virus)
What is the causative agent of lumpy jaw?
Actinomyces bovis-causes osteomyelitis of the mandible
