Chapter 9 Flashcards
Transient Lingual Papilliits - Localized
1+ enlarged papilla - red/yellow
Painful
Anterior doral tongue
Transient Lingual Papillitis - Generalized
Large percent of fungiform papilla involved
Tip and lateral dorsal tongue
Painful and sensitive
Recurrent Apthous Ulcerations - Minor
Most common form
Occurs in childhood
3-10 mm lesions
1-5 lesions
7-14 days healing time
No Scarring
Fewest recurrences
Recurrent Aphthous Ulcerations - Major
“Sutton’s Disease”
Occurs in adolescents
1-3 cm lesions
1-10 lesions
Healing time 2-6 weeks
Scarring is possilbe
More recurrences than minor, less than herpetiform
Recurrent Aphthous Ulcerations - Herpetic Form
Occurs in adults
1-3 mm lesions
Up to 100 lesions
Healing time 2-4 weeks
Scarring
Most recurrences
Treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Ulcerations
Minor cases = no treatment
Major cases, multiple recurrences = clobetasol proprionate (.05% steroid for pain)
Transient Lingual Papillitis
Diffuse papulokeratotic variant
Large number of affected papilla –> transient papillitis
All papilla affected - all over the otngue
Apearance: elevated, white or yellow
Asymptomatic
Treatment for Transient Lingual Papillitis
Resolve w/o therapy
Topical steroids reduce pain
Magic mouthwash - malox, benadryl, lidocaine viscous
Recurrent Aphthous Ulcerations
AKA Recurrent aphthous stomatitiis
Very Common - 30%
Occur exclusively on MOVABLE MUCOSA
Clinical variations: minor, major, herpetiform
Younger patients
Behcet’s syndrome
Chronic, recurrent immune disease
Includes:
Oral aphthous-like ulcerations
Ocular inflammation
Genital ulcers
Skin lesions
Arthralgia
Sarcoidosis
Multisystem granulomatous disorder
Afican Americans >>>> Caucasions
90% Abnormal x-ray
25% skin lesions on head and neck and lower legs
Syndromes:
Lofgren’s syndrome
Heerfordt’s syndrome
Syndromes of Sarcoidosis
Lofgren’s Syndrome
Erythema nodosum
Bilateral hilar lymphadeopathy
Arthralgia
Heerfordt’s Syndrome
Parotid Enlargment
Inflammation of the eye
Facial paralysis
Fever