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Stomatitis

Stomatitis

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A condition that causes painful inflammation, swelling, or sores inside the mouth.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Mouth disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Very common
Preteen
6-13
Very common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Types of

Canker sores
Condition
Cold sore
Condition
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Symptoms

Fever
Painful cracks at the corners of mouth
Mouth ulcers
Mouth pain
Lip blister
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Stomatitis
Viscous lidocaine
3.3
35 reviews
Chlorhexidine gluconate
3.3
60 reviews
Amlexanox
2.6
20 reviews
Triamcinolone
2.6
28 reviews
Acyclovir
2.6
59 reviews
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Other treatments

Mouthwash
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Tests

Herpes culture
Celiac panel
Vitamin b12 folate blood level
Vitamin b12 blood level
Vitamin b12 binding capacity
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Is Aphthous stomatitis herpes or not? can it cause std's in any way?

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My tongue it's white with tonsils inflamed , it's so painful , and more saliva semi liquid , is that tongue cancer or stomatitis ?

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I had exposure to syphilis. 20 days later, I started Azithromycin 1g followed by Doxy 100mg BD dose. On 10th day of Doxy course, if I shared a cigarette with someone when i had a very small stomatitis on lower lip, have I exposed her to syphilis?

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