Fifteen-minute consultation: a structured approach to the management of recurrent oral ulceration in a child.
OBJECTIVE
To present a structured approach for an outpatient consultation of a child with recurrent mouth ulcers.


METHODS
Review of literature and description of approach followed in our unit.


CONCLUSIONS
The literature emphasises the need to consider local and systemic causes for oral ulceration in a child. Focused history and examination are key in establishing the cause and in order to ensure appropriate management.
Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK.
Kirsty
K
Le Doare
Department of Oral Medicine, Guys's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
Esther
E
Hullah
Department of Oral Medicine, Guys's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
Stephen
S
Challacombe
Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK.
Esse
E
Menson
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy