Mouth Diseases

Question 0

actinic cheilitis

Answer 0

excessive exposure to sunlight and affects lower lip; fair skin men who work in sun

Question 1

Angular cheilitis

Answer 1

softening of lips, followed by fissures; nutritional deficiency; seen in people with no teeth

Question 2

Herpes simplex

Answer 2

recurrent painful vesicular eruptions; heals 10-14 days

Question 3

angiodema

Answer 3

localized subcutaneous or submucosal swelling, leakage of intravascular fluid; usually benign, resolves within 24-48 hours

Question 4

hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Answer 4

small red spots on the lips, autosomal dominant endothelial disorder; in lungs or brain can cause life-threatening hemorrhage

Question 5

Peutz-jerghers syndrome

Answer 5

small brown pigmentation around mouth

Question 6

Chancre of primary syphilis

Answer 6

ulcerated papule; heal in 3-6 weeks

Question 7

carcinoma of the lip

Answer 7

affects lower lip, scaly plaque, ulcer or nodule; prolonged exposure to sun

Question 8

Exudative tonsillitis

Answer 8

White exudate on tonsils

Question 9

Diptheria

Answer 9

rare acute infection; life-saving treatment needed; dull red with gray exudate; airway becomes obstructed

Question 10

Thrush on the palate

Answer 10

yeast infection; white plaques; from prolonged antibiotic treatment, AIDS

Question 11

Kaposi Sarcoma in AIDS

Answer 11

Deep purple lesions, raised or flat; antiretroviral therapy reduces

Question 12

Torus palatinus

Answer 12

midline bony growth in hard palate; harmless

Question 13

Petachiae

Answer 13

Small red spots from escape capillaries; infection or decreased platelets

Question 14

Leukoplakia

Answer 14

Thickened white patch; from chewing tobacco; may lead to cancer

Question 15

Geographic tongue

Answer 15

Benign condition, maplike pattern that changes over time

Question 16

Hairy tongue

Answer 16

hairy yellowish to dark elongated papillae; associated with antibiotic therapy, poor dental hygiene or spontaneously

Question 17

SMooth tongue

Answer 17

Smoot, sore tongue that lost papillae; deficiency in riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vit B 12, iron

Question 18

Aphthous ulcer

Answer 18

painful, round ulcer, white or yellowish gray and surrounded by halo; heals in 7-10 days