MYCOTIC STOMATITIS 347 



This disease does not appear to exist in this country. 

 Until its differentiation from tuberculosis, actinomycosis and 

 " botryomycosis" is made its real nature will remain in doubt. 



1. Cruzel. Traite des maladies de I'espece bovine. 1869. 



2. MauSIS. M6moire sur le farcin. Ibid. 



3. NoCARD. Note sur la maladie des boeufs connue a la Guade- 

 loupe sous le nom de farcin. Aiinales de V Inst. Pasteur, Vol. II (1888), 



p. 293- 



4. SoRiLLOX. Examples de farcin dans le boeuf. Rectieil de mi'd. 

 veter., 1829, p. 651. 



§ 261. Mycotic stomatitis in cattle. Cattle some- 

 times suiTer from sto)nafitis caused by fungi. The exact 

 species that are involved in this form of infection are not 

 clearly determined. A number have been incriminated. 

 Mohler has recently described a stomatitis of this character. 

 The symptoms are inability to eat, suspension of rumination, 

 frequent movements of the lips, and in .some cases dribbling of 

 saliva. There is a desire to eat but prehension is difficult. 

 The mouth is abnormally warm and the mucosa reddened, 

 rarely small blisters will be seen which soon develop into 

 ulcers. These vary in diameter from 3 to 25 mm. The 

 erosions, which may become confluent, are found on the gums, 

 dental pad, inside of the lips and on the end of the tongue. 

 They also occur on the cheeks. The ulcers are hemorrhagic 

 at the borders. The central necrotic portion soon sloughs, 

 and the place is filled with granulating tissue. There are 

 often erosions and exfoliation of the epithelium of the muzzle. 

 There are at times swellings about the feet. 



The prognosis is good. 



The course of the disease varies from 7 to 15 days, the 

 average being, according to Mohler, about 10 days. Ward 

 has diagnosed a mycotic stomatitis in California. This infec- 

 tion, which appears to occur in enzootics, resulting from the 

 eating of food containing irritant fungi, is to be differentiated 

 from foot-and-mouth disease, ergotism, and necrotic stomatitis 

 caused bv B. necrosis. 



