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Question 1:
Inflammation of the mouth (oral or buccal cavity) which may involve the cheeks, gums, tongue, roof
and floor of the mouth
Answer:
Stomatitis
Question 2:
Etiologies (causes) of Stomatitis
Answer:
1. Mechanical trauma - chewing or peeling
Extreme temperature - drinking beverages that are too hot; eating hot pizza can burn the roof of the
mouth
Chemical injury - exposure to heavy metals such as mercury
Infections from pathogens: common cold; gonorrhea, measles, leukema, AIDS etc.
Question 3:
Candida albicans
Answer:
Fungus that causes THRUSH
Question 4:
Herpes Simplex I
Answer:
Viral infection seen with cold sores and fever blisters
Question 5:
Treponema pallidum
Answer:
The causative agent of syphilis, can lead to inflammatory lesions, referred to as mucous patches, in
mouth during the secondary stage of the disease.
Question 6:
Chelitis
Answer:
,Inflammation of the lips
Question 7:
Etiologies (causes) of Chelitis
Answer:
1. Mechanical injury such as chewing or peeling of lips
Thermal injury: drinking hot coffee, eating hot pizza
Chemical irritation
Infection: cold sores, canker sores, herpes
Question 8:
Glossitis
Answer:
Inflammation of Tounge
Question 9:
Etiologies (causes) of Glossitis
Answer:
1. Mechanical injury
Thermal injury
Chemical irritation
Vitamin deficiency - lack of Vitamin B12
Question 10:
Gingivitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of gums
2. Characterized by swelling, redness, watery exudate and bleeding
Question 11:
Etiologies (causes) of Gingivitis
Answer:
1. Poor hygiene - build up of bacterial plaque
2. Food impaction
(Maybe an early sign of systematic disorder with lowered resistance, eg. herpes simplex, diabetes)
, Question 12:
Tonsillitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of the tonsils
Common form of infection usually caused by streptococcal organisms
Frequently accompanies inflammation of other parts of upper respiratory tract
Tonsils become swollen, narrowing the opening of the throat and causing great pain and diffulty in
swallowing
Their surface may be covered with pus the availability of antibiotics has decreased the need for
tonsillectomy
Question 13:
Pharyngitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of the pharynx or throat
It may: be a primary infection such as strep throat or dipheria
It may be a complication of rhinitis (inflammation of the nose); sinusitis (inflammation of the para nasal
sinuses); or influenza
May extend to the larynx
Question 14:
Esophagitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of esophagus
Reflux - the most common type
We know it as heartburn.
It results from a regurgitation (backflow) of stomach acid through the cardiac sphincter (circular muscle
that regualtes the passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach) which causes a chemical
irritation of the mucosa lining of the esophagus
Question 15:
Varices of Esophagus
Answer:
1. Dilated and tortuous veins
Question 16:
Are veins of the esophagus or esophageal
.
Due to obstruction of the hepatic venous return as a result of cirrhosis of liver
Are a complication of cirrhosis
The most serious danger is that of hemorrhage - especially in those who have clotting disorders
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Question 1:
Inflammation of the mouth (oral or buccal cavity) which may involve the cheeks, gums, tongue, roof
and floor of the mouth
Answer:
Stomatitis
Question 2:
Etiologies (causes) of Stomatitis
Answer:
1. Mechanical trauma - chewing or peeling
Extreme temperature - drinking beverages that are too hot; eating hot pizza can burn the roof of the
mouth
Chemical injury - exposure to heavy metals such as mercury
Infections from pathogens: common cold; gonorrhea, measles, leukema, AIDS etc.
Question 3:
Candida albicans
Answer:
Fungus that causes THRUSH
Question 4:
Herpes Simplex I
Answer:
Viral infection seen with cold sores and fever blisters
Question 5:
Treponema pallidum
Answer:
The causative agent of syphilis, can lead to inflammatory lesions, referred to as mucous patches, in
mouth during the secondary stage of the disease.
Question 6:
Chelitis
Answer:
,Inflammation of the lips
Question 7:
Etiologies (causes) of Chelitis
Answer:
1. Mechanical injury such as chewing or peeling of lips
Thermal injury: drinking hot coffee, eating hot pizza
Chemical irritation
Infection: cold sores, canker sores, herpes
Question 8:
Glossitis
Answer:
Inflammation of Tounge
Question 9:
Etiologies (causes) of Glossitis
Answer:
1. Mechanical injury
Thermal injury
Chemical irritation
Vitamin deficiency - lack of Vitamin B12
Question 10:
Gingivitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of gums
2. Characterized by swelling, redness, watery exudate and bleeding
Question 11:
Etiologies (causes) of Gingivitis
Answer:
1. Poor hygiene - build up of bacterial plaque
2. Food impaction
(Maybe an early sign of systematic disorder with lowered resistance, eg. herpes simplex, diabetes)
, Question 12:
Tonsillitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of the tonsils
Common form of infection usually caused by streptococcal organisms
Frequently accompanies inflammation of other parts of upper respiratory tract
Tonsils become swollen, narrowing the opening of the throat and causing great pain and diffulty in
swallowing
Their surface may be covered with pus the availability of antibiotics has decreased the need for
tonsillectomy
Question 13:
Pharyngitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of the pharynx or throat
It may: be a primary infection such as strep throat or dipheria
It may be a complication of rhinitis (inflammation of the nose); sinusitis (inflammation of the para nasal
sinuses); or influenza
May extend to the larynx
Question 14:
Esophagitis
Answer:
1. Inflammation of esophagus
Reflux - the most common type
We know it as heartburn.
It results from a regurgitation (backflow) of stomach acid through the cardiac sphincter (circular muscle
that regualtes the passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach) which causes a chemical
irritation of the mucosa lining of the esophagus
Question 15:
Varices of Esophagus
Answer:
1. Dilated and tortuous veins
Question 16:
Are veins of the esophagus or esophageal
.
Due to obstruction of the hepatic venous return as a result of cirrhosis of liver
Are a complication of cirrhosis
The most serious danger is that of hemorrhage - especially in those who have clotting disorders
