stomatitis

Also known as gingivostomatitis, Oral Mucositis, mouth mucosaitis, mouth mucosa inflammation, Mucositis oral

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.

Key facts

Medical condition.name: Stomatitis
Medical condition.image: Kwashiorkor 6180.jpg
Medical condition.caption: An infant with stomatitis due to kwashiorkor and an accompanying Vitamin B deficiency.
Medical condition.field: Dermatology

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Research

35,152 papers

Stomatitis.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice · 1983
Contact stomatitis.Clinics in dermatology · 2017
Recurrent aphtous stomatitis.Minerva stomatologica · 2018
[Stomatitis migrans].Swiss dental journal · 2024
Uremic stomatitis.Kidney international · 2024

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Wikidata facts

Image: Kwashiorkor 6180.jpg

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NCI Thesaurus ID: C26887
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0010280
Commons category: Stomatitis
ICD-9-CM: 528.00

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Article

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Contents

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
References
External links

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.