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Rapidly developing, solitary or multiple, painful, 0.2-0.5 cm large, inflammatory, slightly elevated mucosal infiltrates with central fibrin-covered erosion (rarely ulceration) and erythematous rim.
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A distinction is made between:
- Solitary aphthae
- Habitual aphthae (minor type, major type, herpetiform type)
- Bednar's aphthae
- Feather Riga aphthae
- Aphthae with tropical sprue
- Aphthae at M. Behçet
- Aphthae in the context of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
- Aphthous changes in the context of infections with the herpes simplex virus ( gingivostomatitis herpetica, stomatitis aphthosa, aphthoid Pospischill-Feyrter)
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Symptomatic of various underlying diseases, but usually an expression of recurrent benign aphthosis (so-called habitual aphthae).
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Flat, as if punched out, circular or oval, trough-shaped, very painful, superficial erosions or ulcerations of the oral mucosa surrounded by an inflammatory, edematous red border. They are covered by yellowish to greyish-white fibrin coatings which cannot be stripped off. Less frequently they affect the genital mucosa.
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Amalgam allergy; Aphthae, feather rigash aphthae; Arnicae flos; Behçet's disease; BTK-inhibitor; Chronic ulcerative stomatitis; Facial swelling; Giant aphthae, solitary; Hand-foot-mouth disease; Intestinal diseases, skin changes; ... Show allOutgoing links (9)
Aa; Aphthae habituelle; Aphthoid pospischill-feyrter; Bednar's aphthae; Behçet's disease; Coeliac condition, tropical; Crohn disease, skin alterations; Gingivostomatitis herpetica; Ulcerative colitis;Disclaimer
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