BACTERIAL INFECTIONS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA

Course overview

BACTERIAL LESIONS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA CAN ORIGINATE ANYWHERE IN THE ORAL CAVITY AND ARE USUALLY THE FIRST SIGN OF THE CONDITION. IN THE INITIAL PHASE, SOME DISEASES COULD PRESENT SYMPTOMLESS, MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS CHALLENGING. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOST COMMON ORAL LESIONS FROM A BACTERIAL ORIGIN (SYPHILIS, TUBERCULOSIS, GONORRHEA, AND SCARLET FEVER) AND HIGHLIGHTS EARLY RECOGNITION OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS FOR CORRECT DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS.