Ear - Inflammation - Gallery

Ear - Inflammation, Acute in a male Fischer 344/N rat from a chronic study. There is predominantly neutrophilic infiltrates in the epithelium and lamina propria and abundant neutrophils and proteinaceous fluid in the external ear canal (arrow).

Ear - Inflammation, Chronic active in a male Fischer 344/N rat from a chronic study. There are neutrophils and mononuclear cells in the lamina propria (arrow) extending into the hyperplastic epithelium (arrowhead) lining the tympanic cavity.

Ear - Inflammation, Suppurative in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is intraluminal necrotic debris and neutrophils (arrow); epithelial necrosis with denudation and neutrophil infiltration of the laminal propria is also present.