What symptom does angular stomatitis have?

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If you don't know about angular stomatitis, you must know about "rotten corners of the mouth". This is a clinical common and high incidence, the occurrence of this disease has brought great pain to the majority of patients, and because of different etiology, different symptoms, there are a variety of classification of angular stomatitis, so the treatment also needs to distinguish the symptoms and types. What symptom does angular stomatitis have? Let's talk about it

What symptom does angular stomatitis have?

Dystrophic vitamin B deficiency often causes angular stomatitis, especially the latter. The performance is the bilateral corners of the mouth wet white, has the erosion or the ulcer. There are transverse fissure, severe cases can be extended to the medial mucosa or skin, fissure depth, length, pain is not obvious.

Including those caused by Streptococcus and Staphylococcus infection. When the distance between the maxilla and mandible is shortened, saliva is often collected in the corner of the mouth. When the body resistance is low, coccal infection is often found, which is more common in elderly patients with edentulous. Its clinical manifestations are similar to those of dystrophic angular stomatitis. The main symptoms are erosion, angular invasion and transverse cracks. In addition, coccal infection can cause local suppuration, bleeding and infatuation. Broad spectrum antibiotics were used for treatment. The mouth area should be cleaned before local medication, and systemic medication should be used if necessary.

Angular stomatitis caused by fungal infection is called fungal angular stomatitis. It is mainly caused by Candida albicans. Fungal infection often occurs when the body's resistance is low and the local area is moist. It is similar to coccal angular stomatitis, but the local area is more white, and the signs of fungal infection in other parts are often seen.

matters needing attention

Generally, vitamin B2 should be given, and vitamin B should be taken at the same time, because when B2 is deficient, nicotinic acid and B6 are often deficient. The corner of the mouth can be smeared with methyl violet to keep it clean. If the distance between the two parts is too short, it should be corrected.