Stomatitis

After 12-36 hours, any red spots will develop into yellowy-red ulcers (lesions) in your mouth, around the roof of your mouth, tongue and inside of your cheeks. These ulcers may be sore and uncomfortable, making it difficult to eat, drink and swallow.

Ms. T is an eight year old African American female that presents to Dr. Bill’s Kids today with complaints of her tonsils bothering her again. She has been to this office three times in the past three months with complaints of swollen tonsils and painful swallowing. Each time, she has tested positive for Group A Streptococcus also known as GAS. Her mother is with her today and reports that she had strep throat in the past multiple times about two or three times a year, but it is becoming much more frequent. She began complaining of scratchy throat in the morning and at night, but the symptoms quickly progressed to painful swallowing of solids and liquids. Popsicles are the only thing she will even consider eating at this time because they alleviate the pain.

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Acute tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils secondary to an infectious process causing painful swallowing and is more commonly attributed to a viral cause rather than bacterial (Shepherd, 2013). A physical assessment of the tonsils may reveal an increase in size with edema and erythema. This is often associated with upper respiratory symptoms like, headache and cough (Shepherd, 2013). Another diagnosis is pharyngitis. Pharyngitis is also a sore throat which is secondary to inflammation noted at the back of the throat and associated with complaints of pain when swallowing (Shepherd, 2013). Viral pharyngitis is the most common and can be contributed to the rhino or coronavirus which lasts between 5-7 days and presents with associated symptoms like cough, headache, fatigue and mild fever (Ruppert & Fay, 2015). Finally, GABHS or more commonly noted as strep throat is a potential diagnosis. This bacterial infection is most common in children and adolescents. Often individuals present with symptoms including throat pain, fever, chills, headache, cervical lymphadenopathy and exudate noted to tonsils or in the pharyngeal (Ruppert & Fay, 2015). This infectious process in younger children may also present with gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain but is not accompanied by cough or nasal

Mouth: Teeth intact, no bleeding gums noted, oral mucosa pink and moist, and positive gag reflex noted.

Strep throat is a caused by streptococcus that take over the cells in the throat. It affects the immune system. The immune system is a system that fights back pathogens. If germs infect the immune system, it can cause you to get sick. “The immune response controls the immune system.” (Human Biology and Health 148). “The cells of the immune system can choose between different kinds of pathogens. The immune system cells react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at those pathogens.” (Human Biology and Health 148). “The white blood cells that choose between different kinds of pathogens are called lymphocytes. There are two big kinds of lymphocytes, T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes, otherwise known as B cells and T cells that work together to destroy pathogens such as flu viruses.” (Human Biology and Health 148).

he bacterial infection called strep throat is an infection that causes lots of      inflammation,swelling, and pain inside the throat and also tonsils. This

Gingivitis is a form of gum (periodontal) disease that causes redness, soreness, and swelling (inflammation) of your gums.

Trench mouth is otherwise known as necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. This is a severe form of gingivitis that causes painful, infected, bleeding of the gums and ulcerations. This disease is rare today in certain developed nations, but is common in countries that have poor nutrition and poor living conditions.

St. Cyprian explains the horrors that are being suffered by Christians in extremely descriptive detail. As he describes it, the people suffering from this disease would have had severe diarrhea, sores in their throats, vomiting, and blood-shot eyes. Sometimes, the victims of this disease may have had a limb amputated. Other victims may have suffered from limited mobility as well as sight and hearing loss. In St. Cyprian's mind, if you were a Christian plagued by this disease, you could consider it a welcome event. Even though the just were dying alongside the unjust, the evil and good in the world did not face a common destruction. If you were a just person affected by the disease, you would be given fresh mental and physical strength.

Many times when we meet a patient who has had trouble chewing, it has been due to a periodontal infection. This infection — also known as gum disease — can ravage the mouth if left unchecked. It can cause discomfort in the gums, spread to the teeth and cause pain, and even result in losing teeth. If you are experiencing signs of gum disease (redness, swelling, tenderness,

Tonsillitis can be described as the inflammation of the non-encapsulated lymphoid structures, lingual and palatine tonsils. These lymphoid tissues are part of the immune system and are the first line of defence against pathogens in the oral cavity. The palatine and lingual tonsils are located underneath the stratified squamous epithelial mucosa of the tongue and oropharynx. The tonsils’ response to bacterial or viral infections of the epithelial mucosa, e.g. streptococci and the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is inflammation and enlargement of the tonsils and antibody responses, largely IgA. Symptoms of tonsillitis include Sore throat and fever.

It can be acute or chronic stridor: in acute it usually related to croup, foreign body aspiration, epiglottitis, and bacterial tracheitis. While in the chronic stridor usually related to anatomic defect.

There are three major types of GIT candidiasis which include esophageal, nonesophageal and oropharyngeal candidiasis. Oropharyngeal is also referred as the oral thrush which is the Candida infection in the mouth, and it is manifested by burning tongue or mouth, painful mouth, sore, dysphagia and thick whitish patches around the oral mucosa (Contreras & Fuentes, 2013). Moreover, the diffuse white patches and erythema appear on the surface of the throat, tongue, buccal mucosa, and gums. There are five types of oral thrush which include erythematous candidiasis, chronic atrophic candidiasis membranous candidiasis, angular cheilitis and the mixed of the four types (Contreras & Fuentes, 2013). The erythematous candidiasis is manifested by erythematous covering on the soft and hard palates while membranous infection is the most famous differentiated by creamy-white coverings on the mucosal surfaces. Furthermore, the chronic atrophic candidiasis is also known as the denture stomatitis presented by symptoms and signs such as chronic edema and erythema of the mouth lining part that touches the dentures. Additionally, the angular cheilitis is the swelling response characterized by erythema, tenderness, and cracking at the edge of the lips (Hospenthal & Rinaldi, 2015).

Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils, with particular reference to the palatine tonsils , two ovoid bodies of about 2,5 - 3,5 cm in length and two in width consist of lymphoid tissue and placed at the sides of the throat, immediately behind and above the base of the tongue. The tonsils are exposed to inflammation, usually viral, bacterial, more rarely, resulting in enlargement of themselves and with referred pain in the throat and in some cases ear.