title: Feline gingivitis-stomatitis-pharyngitis.
abstract: Inflammatory conditions of the feline mouth are commonly encountered in small animal practice. Although the majority can be attributed to dental disease and a small percentage are due to autoimmune diseases, the eosinophilic granuloma complex, neoplasia, and other miscellaneous syndromes, many cases appear to be due to a gingivitis-stomatitis-pharyngitis complex, which is likely multifactorial in origin. Viruses, bacterial infection, diet, dental disease, oral conformation, genetic predisposition, hypersensitivities, immunoinsufficiencies, and other defects in oral defense mechanisms may all be contributory. The complexities of this syndrome have made it one of the most challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problems in feline medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rosychuk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002415:Cats; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000662:veterinary; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013577:Syndrome; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000662:veterinary