Painful ulcers on gingiva, tongue, and buccal mucosa
The Journal of Family Practice. 2019 October;68(8):465-467
October 7, 2019|Family Medicine
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We had one clue that helped explain the ulcers in the patient’s mouth: He had an accompanying low-grade fever.
A 29-year-old man with no prior history of mouth sores abruptly developed many 1- to 1.5-mm blisters on the gingiva (FIGURE 1A),tongue (FIGURE 1B), and buccal mucosa (FIGURE 1C), which evolved into small erosions accompanied by a low-grade fever 5 days prior to presentation. The patient had no history of any dermatologic conditions or systemic illnesses and was taking no medication.
IMAGES COURTESY OF ROBERT T. BRODELL, MD
