Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

Introduction: Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

Description of Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (medical condition): A rare form of bacterial oral infection which causes inflammation and...more »

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Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis: A reoccurring periodontal disease which results in necrosis and ulceration of the gums. Symptoms may include fever, bone loss, breath odor and enlarge neck and throat lymph nodes. Also called trench mouth, Vincent's angina or Vincent's infection.

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis: An acute or chronic GINGIVITIS characterized by redness and swelling, NECROSIS extending from the interdental papillae along the gingival margins, PAIN; HEMORRHAGE, necrotic odor, and often a pseudomembrane. The condition may extend to the ORAL MUCOSA; TONGUE; PALATE; or PHARYNX. The etiology is somewhat unclear, but may involve a complex of FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM along with spirochetes BORRELIA or TREPONEMA.
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Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis:

• Ulcerative
• Gingivitis
• Periodontal
• Periodontal disease
• Periodontal disorder
• Necrosis (37 causes)
• Ulceration
• Gums
• May
• Fever (2274 causes)

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis as a Disease

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (medical condition): See Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (disease information).
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Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis: Related Diseases

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis: Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Oral conditions
• Dental conditions
• Head conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen

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Terms Similar to Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis:

• Acute ulcerative gingivitis
• Plaut-Vincent angina
• Trench mouth
• Vincent's angina
• ANUG

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