Common Oral Lesions - AAFP
Benign migratory glossitis (geographic tongue) occurs in up to 3% of the population but generally lacks symptoms, although some people experience food sensitivity or a burning sensation.
Soft tissue lesions of the oral cavity in children - UpToDate
Aug 30, 2024 · Soft tissue lesions of the oral cavity in children may be normal/developmental findings or indicative of gingivitis, periodontal disease, local or systemic infection, benign tumors, or life-threatening systemic conditions (table 1).
Common Tongue Conditions in Primary Care - AAFP
Mar 1, 2010 · Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and do not require treatment. Median rhomboid glossitis is usually associated with a candidal infection...
Oral lesions - UpToDate
Apr 1, 2024 · This review will discuss the presentation and diagnosis of many types of oral lesions, including benign and malignant neoplasms, potentially malignant disorders, infections, ulcerations, hyperpigmentation, as well as normal variants that are important to …
Pediatric Tongue Lesions: An Often-Overlooked but Important
Feb 18, 2020 · Preoperative planning is also different for a tongue lesion and a floor-of-mouth lesion. This review focuses on lesions that occur within the tongue, including the oral tongue, base of tongue, and root of tongue, in the pediatric population.
Oral lesions of viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases in children: A ...
Viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases with associated oral lesions in children. Our review reported 42 diagnoses of diseases with oral lesions, presenting as 8 different types of lesions: macule, papule, plaque, vesicle, bulla, nodule, erosion, ulcer.
Common Skin Rashes in Children | AAFP
Aug 1, 2015 · Initially, children may develop vesicles or pustules that form a thick, yellow crust . With autoinoculation, the lesions may quickly spread.
Herpangina in Children - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Herpangina is an acute viral illness in children. Common symptoms are small blister-like bumps or sores (ulcers) in the mouth and fever. It is caused by a virus. The most common ones are coxsackie viruses A and B. Treatment may include fluids and medicine for fever and pain.
Herpangina - DermNet
Herpangina is the name given to painful mouth and throat ulcers due to a self-limited viral infection and usually occurs in childhood. What causes herpangina? Herpangina is an enterovirus infection – these are viruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract.
May 7, 2024 · Children: Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis-both moveable and attached mucosa. ⚫. Adults: Pharyngotonsillitis- vesicles tonsils and posterior pharynx. Oral mucosa anterior to waldeyer’s ring <10% of cases. ⚫. Most common recurrent site: lip (herpes labialis)