title: Treatment of oral ulcers.
abstract: Oral ulcers may be the result of allergic, infectious, metabolic, nutritional, or malignant systemic disorders or a variety of other inflammatory diseases. These range from minor irritations to signs of life-threatening illnesses. Patients with oral ulcers should adhere to a variety of general measures that are recommended plus specific treatments for specific diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Randle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology