Stomach hyperplasia in dog association with salmonellosis

Abstract

The inoculation of Salmonella .typhimurium for dogs to show its effect on their stomach , that all dogs became severely ill following inoculation, also all animals were die during one weak. The histopathological changes showed mucosal metaplasia which included ; sever vaculation of mucosa and increased mucous glands at the base of lamina properia due to site of entry of Salmonella , as well as the increased number of mucous gland which give the secretory area of stomach as finger like projection, also in other section showed as intestinlization . In other part of stomach mucosa showed atrophy, and appear cystic dilatated mucus glands. Moreover, lesion included the thickened muscularis and pyloric region with edema in sub mucosa, also the mucosa of the fundus and pyloris showed inflammatory cell infiltration following salmonellosis.