eosinofílico Granuloma

Also complex is called to him granuloma eosinofílico feline (Cge), because it is a group of chronic injuries (ulcers that do not hurt, granuloma linear, and eosinofílicas plates) that affects the skin, lips and oral cavity of domestic felines (nonneoplásicos tumors of the skin are considered).

The cause is associated frequently with immunological reactions of unknown etiología.
The frequent clinical signs are hypersalivation (ptialismo) and difficulty to eat or to swallow (disfagia)
Normally, had that granuloma eosinofílico appears like a mass ulcerada in the mouth, usually one is confused with the carcinoma of escamosas cells, frequent cancer with the same initial characteristics reason why a deep biopsy for the diagnosis is necessary differential between both pathologies of the feline mouth. Also it is necessary to differentiate it from the dermatitis to miliar although often they are associate diseases.
At the moment there is a great amount of treatments for this disease alternative to glucocorticoids (progestins, x-ray, chemotherapy, inmunomoduladores, etc?), nevertheless the corticoids are considered election drugs (with its advantages and disadvantages).
The prognosis usually is very good although a noticeable tendency exists to recidivar.

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