Chapter 224- Approach to the patient with aphthous stomatitis

Question 1

What are some important causes of oral ulcers?

Answer 1

Aphthous ulcers
Pemphigus
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster
Behcets syndrome
Crohns disease
Squamous-cell cancer
Hand-foot-and mouth
Lichen planus
Erythema multiforme

Question 2

Multiple ulcers, involvement of the soft oral mucosa, e.g, tongue, floor of mouth, soft palate, and buccal and labial mucousa are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 2

Apthous ulcers

Question 3

Bullous skin lesions, acantholytics cells on Tzanck prep are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 3

Pemphigus

Question 4

Cluster vesicles and positive culture are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 4

Herpes simplex

Question 5

Dermatomal vesicular outbreak is the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 5

Herpes zoster

Question 6

Skin findings, uveitis, urethrisis, arthralgia, vascular, and neurologic involvement; not necessarily concurrent are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 6

Behcet’s syndrome

Question 7

Concurrent gastrointestinal symptoms and signs are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 7

Crohn’s disease

Question 8

Solitary nonhealing ulcer in smoker/drinker are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 8

Squamous-cell carcinoma

Question 9

Papulovesicular lesions with an erythematous halo disease appear on the appear on the hands, feet, and lips; fever, gastrointestinal upset are the associated clinical features of what cause?

Answer 9

Hand-foot-and-mouth

Question 10

Concurrent skin involvement are the associated clinical features of what two causes?

Answer 10

Lichen planus

Erythema multiforme