Diseases Of The Mouth and throat Flashcards
This is inflammation of the mouth, oral or buccal cavity, which may involve the cheeks, gum, tongue, roof, and floor of the mouth
What is stomatitis?
What is Stomatitis?
Inflammation of the mouth
Candida albicans (fungus causes Thrush), herpes simplex 1 (virus causing cold sores), and treponema Pallidum (syphilis - stage 2 lesions), are organism which caused this…
What are three organisms which can cause inflammation of the mouth?
What is Cheilitis?
Inflammation of the lips, including cold, sores, canker, sores, and herpes.
What is Glossitis?
This Inflammation of the tongue can be mechanical, thermal, or a lack of vitamin B 12?
This periodontal disease involves inflammation and inflection that can result in destruction of the gums.
What is gingivitis? 
This mass of lymphoid tissue is embedded in the mucus membrane of the mouth and inflammation of this is commonly caused by bacterial or viral infections like strep throat.
What is tonsillitis?
This inflammation of the throat can be caused by virus, including the common cold amino virus, mononucleosis, and even HIV
Bacteria’s may include
- Streptococcus
- corynebacterium,
- neisseria gonorrhea
- chlamydia pneumonia
What is pharyngitis?
This most common type of inflammation, also known as heartburn, results from the regurgitation of stomach acid through the cardiac sphincter which causes chemical invitation of the lining of the esophagus
What is reflux esophagitis?
This type of varices is due to an obstruction in the hepatic Venus return as a result of cirrhosis of the liver
What is esophageal varices?
(Varices meaning dilated and tortoise veins)
This type of infection resulting from a serious infection, or chemical irritation, leads to the formation of scar tissue within the lumen of the esophagus
What is esophageal stenosis or esophageal stricture (abnormal narrowing of a passageway)
This is known as inflammation of the stomach
What is gastritis?
This is known as vomiting of blood from the stomach and is often associated with gastritis
What is hematemesis?
The secretion of an excessive amount of gastric juices in the salt stomach often associated with peptic ulcers. It’s name comes from the digestive enzyme pepsin.
What are peptic pets?
What is Melena?
This is abnormal black tarry stool that contains digestive blood, which results in bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal track and is usually a sign of a peptic ulcer or a small bowel disease
This disease of the intestines is caused by entamoeba histolytica, which is a parasite that your body shed through stool.
What is amoebic dysentery?
This bacteria causes typhoid fever, which is a life-threatening infection that affects blood and the intestinal track and spread through contaminated food and water.
What is salmonella typhi?
This highly contagious bacteria causes bacillary dysentery, is an infection that causes fever, diarrhea, stomach pains, nausea, and vomiting, and is highly contagious
What is the Shigella species?
This bacteria most famously causes tuberculosis, which is a bacterial infection that infects the lungs and is spread through the air through coughs and sneezes.. (kids, and HIV ppl are most affected)
What is mycobacterium tuberculosis?