7 - Oral medicine Flashcards
What are some of the causes of oro-facial soft issue infections?
VIRAL
- primary herpes
- herpangina
- hand foot and mouth
BACTERIAL
- staph
- strep
FUNGAL
- Candida
Describe primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.
- acute infectious disease
- caused by the Herpes Simplex virus 1
- transmission by droplet formation with 7 day incubation
- herpes labialis is a common secondary infection
What are the signs and symptoms of primary heretic gingivostomatits?
- fluid filled vesicles, which rupture to painful rugged ulcers on the gingiva, tongue, lips, buccal and palatal mucosa (patients can be reluctant to eat or drink)
- severe oedematous marginal gingivitis
- fever
- headache
- malaise
- cervical lymphadenopathy
How do you treat primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
- bed rest
- soft diet/keep hydrated
- paracetamol
- antimicrobial gel/mouthwash
- acyclovir (medically compromised children)
What is the most common complication of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
Dehydration
What causes the recurrence of herpes virus?
- 50-75% recurrence as herpes labialis
- triggered by stress, UV, being run down
What causes herpangina?
Coxsackie A virus
What causes hand foot and mouth?
Coxsackie A virus
How does herpangina present?
- vesicles in the tonsilar/pharyngeal region which rupture to painful ulcers
- lasts 7-10 days
How does hand foot and mouth present?
- ulceration of gingiva, cheeks, tongue and palate
- maculopapular rash on hands and feet
- lasts 7-10 days
How do you manage herpangina?
- bed rest
- soft diet/keep hydrated
- paracetamol
- antimicrobial gel/mouthwash
- acyclovir (medically compromised children)
How do you manage hand foot and mouth?
- bed rest
- soft diet/keep hydrated
- paracetamol
- antimicrobial gel/mouthwash
- acyclovir (medically compromised children)
Define oral ulceration.
Localised defect in the surface oral mucosa where the covering epithelium is destroyed leaving an inflamed area of connective tissue
What history is required for an ulcer?
- onset
- frequency
- number (present at on time)
- site
- size
- duration
- exacerbating dietary factors
- lesions in other areas
- associated medical problems
- treatment so far (beneficial or not?)
What are common causes of oral ulceration?
- unknown
- infection
- immune mediated disorder
- vesiculobullous disorder
- immunodeficiency disorder
- neoplastic/haemotological
- trauma
- vitamin deficiency
- recurrent apthous stomatitis
Give an example of an infection that causes ulceration.
VIRAL
- coxsackie
- herpes simplex
- HIV
BACTERIAL
- TB
- syphilis
Give an example of an immune mediated disorder that causes ulceration.
- Crohns
- SLE
- coeliac
Give an example of a vesiculobullous disorder that causes ulceration.
- bullous or mucous membrane pemphigoid
- linear IgA disease
Give an example of a neoplastic or haemotogocial disorder that causes ulceration.
- anaemia
- leukaemia
- cyclic neutropenia
Give an example of a deficiency that causes ulceration.
- iron
- B12
- folate