Ulcers Flashcards
Immunologic disease having ulcers
Apthous ulcers
Behcets syndrome
Wegener’s granulomatosis
Midline granuloma
Fungal infections have ulcerative lesions
Histoplasmosis
Coccidiodomycosis
Mucormycosis
Aspergillosis
Bacterial infections having ulcerative lesions
Actinomycosis
Syphilis
Tuberculosis
Common locations for traumatic ulcers
Labial
Buccal
Palate
Tongue
Causative factors for recurrent apthous ulcers
Allergies
Genetic predisposition
Hormones
Infectious agents
Nutritional deficiency
Smoking cessation
Stress
Trauma
Intraoral location of apthous ulcers
Non keratinised mucosa
Vestibule
Buccal mucosa
Tongue
Soft palate
Fauces
Floor of the mouth
Most common type apthous ulcers
Minor
Major apthous ulcers are most common in
HIV patients
Immunocompromised pts
How long major aphthae lasts
Upto 6 weeks
Heals with scar formation
Difference between herpetiform ulcers and herpes simplex
Non keratinised mucosa
Not preceded by vesicles
Exhibit no virus infected cells
Recurrent apthous are prevalent in
Crohns disease
Behcets syndrome
Cyclic nuetropenia
Nutritional deficiency
Celiac disease
AIDS
Abnormal immune process triggered by an infectious or environmental antigen in a genetically predisposed individual
Behcets syndrome
Features of behcets syndrome
Small vessel vasculitis
Males
30-40 yrs
Turkey, Japan, eastern Mediterranean
Recurrent oral and genital apthous type ulcers
Conjunctivitis
Uveitis
Arthritis headaches and CNS symptoms in 30-40 yrs TURKISH JAPANESE AND MEDITERRANEAN MEN
Behcets syndrome
Most common intraoral site involved in behcets syndrome
Soft palate
Oropharynx