Bacterial Lesions of the Oral Mucosa

Leticia Ferreira Cabido; Mário José Romañach

doi:10.1016/j.coms.2022.10.009

Bacterial Lesions of the Oral Mucosa

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2023 May;35(2):159-173. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2022.10.009.

Authors

Leticia Ferreira Cabido¹, Mário José Romañach²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnosis and Oral Health, University of Louisville School of Dentistry 501 South Preston St. Louisville, KY 40202, USA. Electronic address: leticia.cabido@louisville.edu.
² Department of Oral Diagnosis and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil.

PMID: 37019503
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2022.10.009

Abstract

Nonodontogenic bacterial infections of the oral cavity are not a common finding in the United States. Nevertheless, there has been an increase in prevalence of certain bacterial sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, and conditions such as tuberculosis still pose a serious threat to certain segments of the population. Finally, given the uncommon nature and pathophysiology of these diseases, diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in more clinically significant disease and potential contamination of individuals. Thus, it is prudent that clinicians be familiar with these uncommon but potentially serious infectious diseases, so treatment can be instituted promptly.

Keywords: Actinomycosis; Gonorrhea; Leprosy; Nonodontogenic bacterial lesions; Oral bacterial lesions; Scarlet fever; Syphilis; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Gonorrhea* / diagnosis
Humans
Mouth Mucosa
Syphilis* / diagnosis
Syphilis* / epidemiology
United States