Feline herpesvirus 1-associated facial and nasal dermatitis and stomatitisin domestic cats

Feline herpesvirus 1 causes a unique ulcerative, often persistent, facial d ermatitis or stomatitis syndrome associated with epithelial cell necrosis, eosinophilic inflammation, and intraepithelial herpesvirus inclusion bodies . Feline herpesvirus 1 can be identified in lesional tissue by PCR methodol ogy Most cases developed under circumstances suggesting reactivation of lat ent herpesvirus infection, and previous glucocorticoid therapy or stress fr om overcrowding may have played a role in lesion development.