Vesicular Stomatitis

vesicular stomatitis

[ve‚sik·yə·lər ‚stō·mə′tīd·əs] (veterinary medicine) A viral disease, most often of horses, cattle, and pigs, characterized by fever and by vesicular and erosive lesions on the tongue, gums, lips, feet, and teats.

Stomatitis, Vesicular

an acute viral disease of animals manifested by fever and the formation of vesicles (blisters), mainly in the oral cavity. Vesicular stomatitis affects cattle, sol-idungulates, and swine. The disease occurs in several European and Asian countries; it usually occurs in humid weather during the period when animals pasture, which coincides with the season of activity of insects.

Infected animals are the source of vesicular stomatitis. The virus is transmitted by infected feed, water, milking machines, and workers who care for the animals. Horseflies, deerflies, mosquitoes, fungus gnats, crane flies, and the Phlebotomidae are mechanical transmitters of the disease. Vesicular stomatitis lasts one to three weeks, with the animals generally experiencing a complete recovery. Sick animals have a body temperature of 41–42°C, salivate profusely, and have no appetite. Besides the oral cavity, vesicles may also appear on the skin of other parts of the body.

Diagnosis is based on epizootiological and clinical findings and on laboratory tests. The disease is treated locally with antiinflammatories and antimicrobials. Preventive and control measures include the observance of health regulations, the isolation of sick animals, the disinfection of animal quarters, and the control of insects.

REFERENCE

Krasnobaev, E. A. “Vezikuliarnyi stomatit.” In Laboratornaia dia-gnostika virusnykh boleznei zhivomykh. Moscow, 1972. Pages 70–80.

vesicular stomatitis

ve·sic·u·lar sto·ma·ti·tis

a vesicular disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally humans caused by a Vesiculovirus (vesicular stomatitis virus) in the family Rhabdoviridae; in horses and cattle, the disease usually causes mouth vesicles, that, in cattle, cannot be differentiated clinically from those of foot-and-mouth disease.

vesicular stomatitis

n. An acute infectious disease of cattle, swine, and horses resembling foot-and-mouth disease, caused by any of several rhabdoviruses of the genus Vesiculovirus, thought to be transmitted by biting insects.

stomatitis

S19-901180 (sto-ma-tit'is) [ stomato- + -itis]

STOMATITIS: As caused by herpes simplex virusInflammation of the mouth (including the lips, tongue, and mucous membranes). See: illustration; noma; thrush

Etiology

Stomatitis may be associated with viral infections, chemical irritation, radiation therapy, mouth breathing, paralysis of nerves supplying the oral area, chemotherapy that damages or destroys the mucous membranes, adverse reactions to other medicines, or acute sun damage to the lips. The nasal and oral mucosa are esp. vulnerable to trauma from dental appliances, nasal cannula, nasotracheal tubes, or catheters administering nutrients. These areas may also be damaged during surgery when an endotracheal tube is in place.

Symptoms

Symptoms include oral pain, esp. when eating or drinking, bad breath, or difficulty in swallowing. Findings include oral ulcers, friability of the mucous membranes, swollen cervical lymph nodes, and sometimes fever.

Patient care

Treatment depends on the cause but is often symptomatic. The mucous membranes should be kept moist and clear of tenacious secretions. Care of the teeth and gingival tissues should be comprehensive and include flossing. The pain of stomatitis may be alleviated by systemic analgesics or application of anesthetic preparations to painful lesions. It is important for patients with dentures to clean their dentures thoroughly. Dentures should be removed from unconscious or stuporous patient. See: toothbrushing

aphthous stomatitis

Aphthous ulcer.

corrosive stomatitis

Stomatitis resulting from intentional or accidental exposure to corrosive substances.

denture stomatitis

Stomatitis on the oral mucosa covered by full or partial dentures, most commonly seen on the palate although the inflammation may also be seen overlying the mandible.

Patient care

Although most patients are asymptomatic (the finding is noticed by dental professionals during oral examination, rather than by the patient), the condition should be treated to prevent progression to more serious oral diseases. Removal of plaque from dentures (as by brushing them carefully), removal of dentures at night, and sanitizing dentures regularly (as with an overnight soak in a chlorhexidine solution) all prevent the condition from occurring. Antifungal medications are used if fungi are isolated on culture swabs.

Synonym: chronic atrophic candidiasis

diphtheritic stomatitis

Stomatitis caused by infection with Corynebacterium diphtheriae. See: diphtheria

herpetic stomatitis

Stomatitis seen with primary infection with herpes simplex virus.

major aphthous stomatitis

Stomatitis in which large recurring or migrating painful ulcers appear within the oral cavity (on the gingiva and soft palate) and sometimes on the lips.

membranous stomatitis

Stomatitis accompanied by the formation of a false or adventitious membrane.

mercurial stomatitis

Stomatitiss seen in those exposed to elemental mercury or mercury vapors.

mycotic stomatitis

Thrush.

nicotine stomatitis

, stomatitis nicotinaFissuring and the formation of hyperkeratotic papules on the palate, usually caused by habitual pipe smoking. It is a form of precancer.

simple stomatitis

Stomatitis occurring in patches on the mucous membranes.

traumatic stomatitis

Stomatitis resulting from mechanical injury as from ill-fitting dentures, sharp jagged teeth, or biting the cheek.

ulcerative stomatitis

Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.

vesicular stomatitis

Aphthous ulcer.

Vincent stomatitis

Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.

vesicular stomatitis

vesicular stomatitis

Vesicular Stomatitis

vesicular stomatitis

Stomatitis, Vesicular

REFERENCE

vesicular stomatitis

ve·sic·u·lar sto·ma·ti·tis

vesicular stomatitis

stomatitis

Etiology

Symptoms

Patient care

aphthous stomatitis

corrosive stomatitis

denture stomatitis

Patient care

diphtheritic stomatitis

herpetic stomatitis

major aphthous stomatitis

membranous stomatitis

mercurial stomatitis

mycotic stomatitis

nicotine stomatitis

simple stomatitis

traumatic stomatitis

ulcerative stomatitis

vesicular stomatitis

Vincent stomatitis

vesicular stomatitis

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noun a disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally human beings

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