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Stomatitis

Medical Definition:	Inflammation of the oral mucosa, due to local or systemic factors, which may involve the buccal and labial mucosa, palate, tongue, floor of the mouth, and the gingivae. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Guide Notes:	inflamm of oral mucosa; mycotic stomatitis = CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; mucositis: coord IM with MOUTH MUCOSA (NIM)

Stomatitis Categories.

	Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - A variant of bullous erythema multiforme. It ranges from mild skin and mucous membrane lesions to a severe, sometimes fatal systemic disorder. Ocular symptoms include ulcerative conjunctivitis, keratitis, iritis, uveitis, and sometimes blindness. The cause of the disease is unknown.
	Stomatitis, Aphthous - A recurrent disease of the oral mucosa of unknown etiology. It is characterized by small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval. Two to eight crops of lesions occur per year, lasting for 7 to 14 days and then heal without scarring. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p742)
	Stomatitis, Denture - Inflammation of the mouth due to denture irritation.

Stomatitis Medical Definitions and Terms

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