Related articles: Oral aphthosis
Definition
Presence of small abrasions or ulcerations, roundish and annoying (mouth ulcers), on inflamed oral mucosa (hence the term stomatitis)Possible Causes * of Oral Aphthosis
- Aspergillosis
- Celiac disease
- Epidermolysis bullosa
- Erythema multiforme
- Histoplasmosis
- Lichen planus
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
- Pellagra
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Bullous pemphigoid
- PFAPA
- Tropical sprue
