GIT- Digestive & Nutritional Disorders Flashcards
Mx of Aphthous Ulcer (Canker Sore)
superficial mucosal ulcerations by thin exudate
Causes of Aphthous Ulcer
Poor oral hygiene, nutritional deficiency, IBD
Herpes Simplex Virus Infections is caused by what
HSV 1
Mx of HSV Infection
groups of small 1-3 painful vesicles
Primary infection of HSV
Children- asymptomatic
Where does latent HSV-1 in adult occur
Nerve ganglia
CA of Thrush
Candida albicans
Modifying factors of Oral Candidiasis
Immunosuppression & Broad spectrum antibiotics
Most common form of oral candidiasis
Pseudomembranous
Mx of Pseudomembranous form of Thrush
superficial, curdlike, gray to white inflammatory membrane
3 major clinical forms of oral candidiasis
pseudomembranous, erythematous, hyperplastic
Fibromas occur most often in
Buccal Mucosa
A peduncalated gingival mass that is richly vascular
Pyogenic granulomas
A white patch or plaque that cannot be scraped off & cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease
Leukoplakia
Leukoplakia may progress to what
Squamous cell carcinoma