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Cold sores. These fluid-filled blisters appear on the lips as a symptom of an oral herpes infection. Unlike canker sores, cold sores are contagious. Once you are infected with the herpes simplex ...
Photographic Comparison of: 1) a canker sore – inside the mouth, 2) herpes labialis, 3) angular cheilitis and 4) chapped lips. [4]Chapped lips (also known as cheilitis simplex [5] or common cheilitis) [6] is characterized by the cracking, fissuring, and peeling of the skin of the lips, and is one of the most common types of cheilitis.
Canker sore on the lower lip: Specialty: Oral medicine, dermatology: Symptoms: A round, often painful sore inside the mouth that is white or gray with a red border; Tingling or burning sensation prior to sore development; Fever, sluggishness, and/or swollen lymph nodes (severe cases only) Complications
Diagramatic representation of mucosal erosion (left), excoriation (center), and ulceration (right) Simplistic representation of the life cycle of mouth ulcers. An ulcer (/ ˈ ʌ l s ər /; from Latin ulcus, "ulcer, sore") [2] is a break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue and the disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue. [3]
Aphthous stomatitis (canker sores) is the recurrent appearance of mouth ulcers in otherwise healthy individuals. The cause is not completely understood, but it is thought that the condition represents a T cell mediated immune response which is triggered by a variety of factors.
The mouth may act as a reservoir of Candida that reinfects the sores at the corners of the mouth and prevents the sores from healing. [citation needed] A lesion caused by recurrence of a latent herpes simplex infection can occur in the corner of the mouth. This is herpes labialis (a cold sore), and is sometimes termed "angular herpes simplex". [2]
Aphtha is the name of several diseases or conditions that cause white discoloration to the mouth, including: Candidiasis (or "thrush"), a yeast infection of the mouth; Oral ulcer, an open sore in the mouth; Aphthous ulcer (or "canker"), an open sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth
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