Resp pathology small and large animals Flashcards
rhinitis and sinusitis acute stereotypical response
mild injury/ early response - serous discharge (translucent) - hyperemia persistent injury/ late response - mucosal damage (erosion/ ulcer), hemorrhage and fibrin, exudate, fibrinonecrotic membrane
acute time frame
12-48 hrs
rhinitis and sinusitis sterotypical response subacute to chronic
low grade injury
- goblet cell hyperplasia - mucoid exudate
persistent injury
- mucopurulent to purulent discharge
- squamous metaplasia -> loss mucocillary clearance
- glandular atrophy
- fibrosis
- osteoclastic activity -> turbinate bone resorption
subacute time frame
3-7 days
chronic time frame
weeks
feline viral rhinitis differentials
- feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1)
- feline calcivirus (FCV)
feline herpes virus-1 signs
rhinitis/ conjunctivitis
- oculonasal discharge
- impairment of defense mechanisms -> predisposition to secondary bacterial rhino sinusitis and pneumonia
feline herpes virus 1
- virus replicates in mucosal surface -> erosion
feline herpes virus 1 diagnosis conformation
immunohistochem
feline calcivirus signs
- depends on strain variation’s virulence
- mild to severe conjunctivitis/ rhinitis
- ulcerative gingivitis / stomatitis
- necrotizing bronchitis/ bronchiolitis, interstitial pneumonia
- arthritis
calcivirus most common where
multicast environments
canine influenza a viruses
h3n8 most common
h3n2
canine influenza a ->
upper respiratory tract infection - clear nasal discharge - fever - lethargy - loss appetite - V+/D+ - may have no clinical signs secondary bacterial pneumonia - strep. equi spp zooepidemicus
h3n2 vs h3n8
h3n2 infection = more severe
bacterial rhinitis / sinusitis dogs and cats
most often secondary to viral, traumatic, inflammation, or neoplastic processes
bacterial rhinitis/ sinusitis causes dogs
- bordetella bronchiseptica
- escherichia coli
- pasturella multocida
bacterial rhinitis/ sinusitis causes cats
- bordetella bronchiceptica
- escerichia coli
- pasturella multocida
- chlamydophillia felis
- mycoplasma felis
fungal (mycotic) rhinitis/ sinusitis most common cause dogs
aspergillus fumigatus
fungal (mycotic) rhinitis/ sinusitis most common cause cat
- cryptococcus neoformans
aspergillus rhinitis/ sinusitis dogs and cats common and uncommon
- common doliocephalic dogs
- uncommon mess and brachyocephali dogs and cats
chronic rhinitis cats cause
cryptococcus neoformans
chronic rhinitis pathogenesis cats
- inhale fungal spres -. spread to cns, lungs, eyes, ln, systemic
cryptococcus neoformans histo cat
- almost no effect of this growing into tissue histologically
pastasitic rhinitis- sinusitis causes cats and dogs
- cuterebra sp. larvae
- pneumonyssus caninum (nasal mite)