ulcerative stomatitis

stomatitis /sto·ma·ti·tis/ (sto″mah-ti´tis) pl. stomati´tides   Generalized inflammation of the oral mucosa.

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angular stomatitis  perlèche.

aphthous stomatitis  recurrent aphthous s.

gangrenous stomatitis  see noma.

herpetic stomatitis  an acute infection of the oral mucosa with vesicle formation, due to the herpes simplex virus.

mycotic stomatitis  thrush.

recurrent aphthous stomatitis  a recurrent stomatitis of unknown etiology characterized by the appearance of small ulcers on the oral mucosa, covered by a grayish exudate and surrounded by a bright red halo; they heal without scarring in 7 to 14 days.

ulcerative stomatitis  stomatitis with shallow ulcers on the cheeks, tongue, and lips.

Vincent's stomatitis  necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.

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ulcerative stomatitis

n.

See canker sore.

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ulcerative stomatitis

Etymology: L, ulcus + Gk, stoma, mouth, itis, inflammation

an infectious disease of the mouth characterized by swollen spongy gums, ulcers, and loose teeth. Also called trench mouth, ulceromembranous stomatitis, Vincent's angina.

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ulcerative

pertaining to or characterized by ulceration.

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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).

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ulcerative stomatitis

1 Mouth ulcer, s, see there 2 Herpetic stomatitis, see there