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ulcerative /ul·cer·a·tive/ (ul´sĕ-ra″tiv) (ul´ser-ah-tiv) pertaining to or characterized by ulceration. ulcerative pertaining to or characterized by ulceration. ulcerative balanitis see enzootic balanoposthitis. ulcerative cellulitis see ulcerative lymphangitis. ulcerative colitis see eosinophilic ulcerative colitis, histiocytic ulcerative colitis. ulcerative dermal necrosis a skin disease of the head of Atlantic salmon and sea trout as they enter fresh water from the sea. The cause is unknown. ulcerative dermatitis disease of Belgian Landrace sows; lesions occur on the ear margins, anterior aspects of the limbs and around the teats; the cause is unknown. ulcerative dermatosis an infectious ulceration of the skin of the lips, feet, legs and external genitalia of sheep, of uncertain etiology, caused possibly by a paravaccinia virus. The lesions are ulcerative and destructive but the disease is not fatal and the morbidity rate is not high. ulcerative enteritis see ulcerative enteritis. ulcerative gingivitis see necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. ulcerative glossitis, stomatitis in cats, a proliferative inflammation and ulceration of the oral cavity, particularly gum margins and mucosa at the fauces, a common disease of old cats characterized by painful ulcers at the fauces and surrounding tissues including the tongue. The cause is not known. ulcerative granuloma of swine an infectious disease of pigs caused by Borrelia suilla (unofficial nomenclature), and manifested by large, deep, ulcerative lesions on any part of the body. On the face they may cause destruction of the cheeks. The portal of infection is skin wounds and spread of the disease is enhanced by fighting in the group. Called also necrotic ulcer. infectious bovine ulcerative stomatitis an innocuous stomatitis of calves occurring in outbreak form but recorded rarely and not in recent years. Its existence separate from bovine virus diarrhea is not proven. ulcerative keratitis see corneal ulcer. ulcerative lymphangitis see ulcerative lymphangitis. ulcerative mammilitis see bovine herpes mammillitis. ulcerative pododermatosis see ulcerative pododermatitis. ulcerative posthitis occurs sporadically in rams and bulls and as part of ulcerative dermatosis in rams. ulcerative shell disease see shell rot. ulcerative stomatitis 1. several virus infections cause oral ulcers in calves without any other clinical illness unless the calves are stressed, especially with hyperkeratosis caused by secondary nutritional deficiency of vitamin A. 2. outbreaks in horses are caused by grass with bristly seedheads and pasture infested with bristly caterpillars. ulcerative typhlocolitis one of the causes of idiopathic chronic diarrhea in horses; salmonellosis and intoxication with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are possible culprits. ulcerative vulvitis of ewes, see ulcerative dermatosis (above). Patient discussion about ulcerative pododermatosis. Q. What are the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis? I am 40 years old and suffer from a lot of stomach aches and diarrhea. Do I have Ulcerative Colitis? What are its symptoms? A. I found a movie which explains about Ulcerative Colitis, which might interest you: http://www.5min.com/Video/What-are-Colitis-Crohns-Disease-and-Ulcerative-Co-7082 Q. Stomach ulcer or bad heartburn? hi. i am not sure if this is just heartburn or maybe i have an ulcer. for the last 7 months i have been getting really severe pains in my stomach (between my chest and my belly button). my upper back gets sharp pains and my stomach bloats out like I’m 8 months pregnant!!!. i have tried to take antacids for this but nothing works. i don’t know what else to do. it scares me sometimes because i have no idea what it is. My mom thinks it could be an ulcer. the pain lasts for a good 4 to 5 hours and i cant even sit down because the pain hurts so bad. can anyone tell me what this might be????? A. After 7 months with an ulcer you’d be vomiting blood and may have blood in your feces. Anti acid would have helped. So what you say doesn’t sound anything like it. I think a good idea will be going the next morning to see a Dr. – looking for a diagnosis on the web is not a very good idea. And even if you know for certain that you have an ulcer- it is curable. Why wait 7 months? Q. What is the difference between duodenal ulcer and stomach ulcer? I was diagnosed recently with duodenal ulcer. I heard the term stomach ulcer but not duodenal. What causes duodenal and what cause stomach ulcer? And how do they treat duodenal ulcer? A. The location. Stomach ulcers are located in the stomach. Duodenal ulcers are located in the duodenum, which is the first part of the intestine (that have 3 parts) right after the stomach. The cause is ususal the same and so is the treatment- antibiotics. I got both. First time it was stomach ulcer and then duodenal. So I can tell you they are both very painful …:) Read more or ask a question about ulcerative pododermatosisHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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