Oral ulcer symptoms?

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Oral ulcer, commonly known as "aphthous ulcer", is a common ulcerative injury of oral mucosa, which is more common in the medial lip, tongue, tongue abdomen, buccal mucosa, vestibular sulcus, soft palate and other parts. The mucosa in these parts lacks keratinizing layer or poor keratinizing. Oral ulcer symptoms? Let's talk about it

Oral ulcer symptoms?

It is common in the elderly, with irregular shape. The edge of the ulcer is rugged, and the boundary with the surrounding tissue is not clear. The base of the ulcer surface is uneven, granular, hard and tough to touch. It is obviously different from the normal mucosa, and the pain is not obvious. The course of malignant ulcer is long, and it does not heal or gradually expand for several months or even more than a year. The effect of conventional anti-inflammatory and antiseptic drugs is not obvious. Patients with benign oral ulcer have less systemic symptoms; Patients with malignant oral ulcer, on the contrary, may have fever, cervical lymph node enlargement, loss of appetite, weight loss, anemia, fatigue and other manifestations.

Mechanical stimulation, chemical burn or hot and cold stimulation are closely related, and the location and shape of the disease are consistent with mechanical stimulation factors. The ulcer healed quickly after removing the stimulation; However, if it is allowed to develop, it may become cancerous.

The symptoms and occurrence of oral mucosal damage are similar to recurrent aphthous ulcer. In addition, the disease involves multiple systems and organs, and has the symptoms of extraoral lesions. Eye, genitalia, skin lesions are also the main clinical features of recurrent genital ulcers, erythema nodosum, folliculitis, uveitis. In severe cases, joint, small blood vessels, nerves, digestive, respiratory, urinary and other multi system damage may occur.

matters needing attention

For the treatment of oral ulcer, it is mainly to eliminate the cause of disease, enhance physique and symptomatic treatment. The treatment method should adhere to the combination of systemic treatment and local treatment, the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and the combination of physiological and psychological treatment. It should be noted that long-lasting, large and deep tongue ulcer may be a precancerous lesion, which is prone to canceration. If necessary, biopsy has been made to make a definite diagnosis.