An uncommon cause of oral ulcers.
A 25-year-old Hispanic woman presented with painful oral ulcers, a sore throat, and dysphagia of two weeks' duration. She was treated empirically with acyclovir for presumed herpes simplex stomatitis and esophagitis and sent home. A week later, she returned with complaints of worsening sore throat, fever (as high as 38.9 degrees C), and cough producing yellow-green sputum. She had not had chills, shortness of breath, burning on urination, or a change in bowel habits.
Department of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis*