Figure 5
From: Comparative pathogenesis of peste des petits ruminants virus strains of difference virulence
Panel showing ulcerative lesions due to MA08 infection. A Ulcerative glossitis, tongue, goat number 15, PPRV MA08-infected. There are multifocal erosions and ulcerations (arrows) in the dorsal aspect of the tongue. B Ulcerative stomatitis, lip, goat number 14, PPRV MA08-infected. The epithelium of the oral mucosa and the mucocutaneous junction is multifocally ulcerated and focally extensive covered and infiltrated by abundant neutrophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells. The remaining mucosal epithelium is multifocally hyperplastic. Inset: Numerous intracytoplasmic, round, eosinophilic inclusion bodies of 1 to 5 µm in diameter are present within the affected epithelium (arrow). Hematoxylin eosin stain.