title: Mucosal pain disorders of the head and neck.
abstract: Painful disease processes that affect the mucous membranes of the upper aerodigestive tract include viral and bacterial infections, hypersensitivity reactions, and immunopathologic disorders. The diagnosis and treatment of the most common diseases that cause pain are described.
authors.affiliation: Southwestern Pathology Consultants and Research Institute, Oral and Head and Neck Pathology Laboratory, Sedona, Arizona.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Eversole
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000503:physiopathology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology