Mouth redness
Mouth redness: Introduction
Mouth redness: Redness or red spots in the mouth.
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Causes of Mouth redness:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Mouth redness.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Mouth redness:
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Mouth redness: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Mouth redness
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Mouth lesions
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Throat pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Throat pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Sore Throat
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Diagnostic tests for Mouth redness:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Mouth redness. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine health of lips, mouth, gums tongue and teeth
- Inspect and tap each tooth for tenderness which may indicate a alveolar abscess
- Feel cervical lymph nodes (glands) for enlargement - e.g. with lip and oral cavity cancers, herpes simplex labialis, measles.
- Blood tests
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Mouth redness.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the mouth redness? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Where exactly is the mouth redness? - e.g. lips, gums, tongue, mucosa (lining of the oral cavity).
- Dental health? - when last saw a dentist?, dental care routine? Known dental caries? - Poor oral hygiene may be associated with gingivitis, periodontitis, Vincent's infection, oral cancer and oral Candida infection.
- Past history of cold sores (Herpes simples type 1 lesions) on the lips?
- Risk factors for oral cancer? - e.g. cigarette smoking, poor dental hygiene, spirits, recurrent mouth infections or syphilis.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Mouth redness) may include:
- Tiredness, weight loss, fever, night sweats? - may suggest malignancy such as leukemia which may also be associated with swollen and bleeding gums and also recurrent mouth infections.
- Gum ulceration? - may suggest acute ulcerative gingivitis (Vincent's disease).
- Dry mouth (xerostomia)? - may be due to diabetes, certain drugs , Sjogren's syndrome, dehydration, anemia, HIV infection or irradiation - can increase the risk of dental caries and thus gingivitis.
- Lip ulceration? - would suggest herpes simplex labialis, syphilis and carcinoma.
- Tooth pain? - may suggest tooth socket (alveolar) abscess.
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Organs affected by Mouth redness:
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Detailed list of causes of Mouth redness
The list below shows some of the causes of Mouth redness mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Mouth redness
How Common are these Causes of Mouth redness?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Mouth redness.
Of the 36
causes of Mouth redness that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 27
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Mouth redness
Conditions listing symptoms: Mouth redness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Mouth redness' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
A
Allergenic cross-reactivity
... mouth rednessC
Chemical allergy
... mouth rashChemical burn
... mouth rednessChemical burn - ingestion
... mouth rednessD
Dermatostomatitis, Stevens Johnson type
... mouth rashE
Erythema multiforme
... mouth rashH
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
... mouth lining hemorrhagesI
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
... red dots on the mouth membranes, purplish mouth membrane areasL
Lichen planus
... mouth rashM
Measles
... red spots in mouth, red spots inside cheeksO
Oral cancer
... oral red patchesOral lichenoid lesions
... mouth rednessP
Plant poisoning - Euphorbiaceae
... mouth rednessPollen food allergy syndrome
... mouth rednessS
Sjogren's Syndrome
... mouth rednessStevens-Johnson Syndrome
... mouth rash
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Causes of Mouth redness Based on Risk Factors
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on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Mouth redness?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Mouth redness, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Mouth redness:
Subtypes of Mouth redness:
Mouth pigmentation
Medical Conditions associated with Mouth redness:
Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Throat symptoms (2341 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes)
Symptoms related to Mouth redness:
Mouth rash, Throat rash, Tongue color changes, Skin pigmentation changes (48 causes), Mouth injury, Mouth infection (1 cause), Mouth condition, Oral thrush, Oral herpes virus
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