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Preferred term

Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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. VINCENT INFECTION where the lesions spread to the SOFT PALATE and OROPHARYNX.

Entry terms

  • Acute Membranous Gingivitis
  • Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
  • Fusospirillary Gingivitis
  • Fusospirillosis
  • Phagedenic Gingivitis
  • Trench Mouth
  • Vincent Infection
  • Vincent's Gingivitis
  • Vincent's Infection
  • Vincent's Stomatitis

In other languages

  • French

  • Gingivite de Vincent
  • Gingivite nécrosante
  • Gingivite ulcéreuse
  • Gingivite ulcéreuse nécrosante
  • Gingivite ulcéro-nécrotique
  • Maladie de Vincent

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BPZPFM6X-8

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