Stomatitis/Glossitis Flashcards
Inflammation of the tongue is known as what?
Glossitis
Which is the more common cause of stomatitis/glossitis: viral or bacterial?
Viral
What are 2 feline viruses that cause oral lesions?
- Feline rhinotracheitis virus
- Feline calici virus
What are 3 viruses that may result in stomatitis?
- Canine distemper
- CAV
- Feline panleukopenia
What are 2 feline viruses that are commonly associated with chronic recurrent stomatitis?
- Feline leukemia virus
- Feline Immunodeficiency virus
What metabolic condition can lead to stomatitis/glossitis where the primary irritation is thought to result from ammonia produced by bacterial action on the urea in the saliva of a uremic animal?
Uremia
What metabolic condition can lead to stomatitis/glossitis in association with immunosuppression and secondary infection?
Cushing’s disease
What metabolic condition can lead to stomatitis/glossitis due to reduced resistance to disease?
Diabetes mellitus
Glossitis/stomatitis may develop secondary to the erosion or ulceration of what?
Oral neoplasms
What are 4 auto-immune diseases that can, but rarely, cause stomatitis/glossitis?
- Pemphigus vulgaris/erythematosus
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Systemic lupus erythmatosus
- Discoid lupus erythmatosus
What is idiopathic stomatitis also known as?
Recurrent necrotising stomatitis
What dog breed is recurrent necrotising stomatitis seen in?
Maltese
What does CUPS stand for?
Canine Ulcerative Paradontal Syndrome
A possibly immune-mediated excessive inflammatory reaction to bacterial antigens in dental plaque is known as what?
Recurrent necrotising stomatitis
What is the etiology of lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis of cats?
What type of mechanism is suspected?
- Unknown
- Immunologic mechanism