stomatitis
Sign in to saveStomatitis is inflammation of the mouth and lips. It refers to any inflammatory process affecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and lips, with or without oral ulceration.
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- An infant with stomatitis due to kwashiorkor and an accompanying Vitamin B deficiency.
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19 sectionsContents
- Causes
- Nutritional deficiency
- Aphthous stomatitis
- Angular stomatitis
- Denture-related stomatitis
- Allergic contact stomatitis
- Migratory stomatitis
- Herpetic gingivostomatitis
- Irradiation and chemotherapy
- Necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis
- Stomatitis nicotina
- Chronic ulcerative stomatitis
- Plasma cell gingivostomatitis
- Other forms of stomatitis
- Stomatitis in reptiles and non-mammalian species
- Causes
- Immunological Response to Pathogenic Bacteria
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Stomatitis is inflammation of the mouth and lips. It refers to any inflammatory process affecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and lips, with or without oral ulceration.
In its widest meaning, stomatitis can have a multitude of different causes and appearances. Common causes include infections, nutritional deficiencies, allergic reactions, radiotherapy, and many others.