Histopathological evaluation of the type of gingivitis in biopsy of cats treated at a veterinary clinic in Lima

Rosa C.C.L.; Ampuero-Riega J.L.; Morales-Cauti S. · Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru (2025) · DOI: 10.15381/rivep.v36i4.31291

Resumen

The aim of this study was to determine the type of feline gingivitis by histopathological description from gingival mucosal biopsies taken from cats seen at a veterinary clinic in Lima that presented clinical signs of gingivitis such as dysphagia, halitosis, oral discomfort, sialorrhea, and weight loss. Thirty-one gingival mucosal samples were collected for histopathological evaluation. Among them, 20/31 (64.5%) of the patients presented lymphoplasmacytic gingivitis, where the presence of Mott cells was observed in 15.0% (3/20). Congestion was present in 16.1% (5/31), chronic stomatitis in 3.2% (1/31), acanthosis in 9.7% (3/31), neutrophilic gingivitis in 3.2%, and erosion in 6.5% (2/31). Among patients with lymphoplasmacytic gingivitis, 25% had an acute grade (5/20), 63.2% were female (12/19) and 60% were within the age group of 3 to 9 years (12/20). ©Los autores. Este artículo es publicado por la Rev Inv Vet Perú de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Este es un artículo de acceso abierto, distribuido bajo los términos de la licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) [https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es]

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur