title: The differentiation of intraoral ulcers.
abstract: Oral lesions commonly seen by primary care physicians represent manifestations of local or systemic disease of infectious, immunogenic, malignant, or traumatic etiology. The patient's history will readily show whether the lesions are acute or chronic, single or multiple, primary or recurrent--classifications that greatly simplify the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sirois
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sollecito
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis