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Diseases » Canker sores » Glossary

Glossary for Canker sores

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections: A term given to HIV patients who have a low CD4 count (below 200) which means that they have low levels of a type of immune cell called T-cells. AIDS patients tend to develop opportunistic infections and cancers. Opportunistic infections are infections that would not normally affect a person with a healthy immune system. The HIV virus is a virus that attacks the body's immune system.
Acquired agranulocytosis: A blood disorder characterized by low levels of white blood cells (granular leukocytes) in the circulating blood. The condition is usually caused by certain drugs especially chemotherapy drugs.
Aphthous stomatitis: A rare condition characterized by recurring painful ulcers in the mouth.
Behcet's Disease: Recurring inflammation of small blood vessels affecting various areas.
Bullous Pemphigoid: A chronic skin disorder characterized blistering of the skin which usually occurs on the joints, abdomen, armpit and groin areas.
Celiac Disease: Digestive intolerance to gluten in the diet.
Cheek symptoms: Symptoms affecting the cheek region
Cold sores: Skin cores on the skin, face, or lips.
Emotional stress: A condition which occurs when a person is under stress affecting their emotions
Erythema multiforme: An allergic inflammatory skin disorder which has a variety of causes and results in skin and mucous membrane lesions that affect mainly the hands, forearms, feet, mouth nose and genitals.
Folic Acid Deficiency - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that a deficiency of Folic Acid during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Food allergies: Immune over-reaction to an eaten food.
Genital herpes: Sexually transmitted infection of the genital region.
HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
Herpes: Virus with one subtype causing cold sores and another causing genital herpes.
Infection: Infections as a symptom.
Inflammatory bowel disease: Any type of digestive condition caused by bowel inflammation.
Lichen planus: Skin rash
Lupus: Autoimmune disease with numerous effects on various organs and linings.
Mouth ulcers: Ulcers in the mouth membranes or oral areas
Oral Ulcer: An open sore inside the mouth.
Oral thrush: Candida fungal infection of the mouth.
Parvovirus: A family of viruses that contain the human parvo virus B19
Pemphigus: A rare group of autoimmune skin disorders where blisters or raw sores develop on the skin and mucous membranes. The bodies immune system destroys proteins the hold skin cells together resulting in blistering. The condition can be life-threatening if untreated.
Pregnancy: The condition of supporting a fetus from conception till birth.
Premenstrual syndrome: Condition with cyclic symptoms related to menstruation.
Reactive arthritis: The inflammation of a joint
Sores: Sores affecting the skin.
Squamous Cell Skin Cancer: Aggressive skin cancer arising due to sun exposure; lesions are locally invasive to surrounding tissues and may metastasise
Stomatitis: Mouth lining inflammation or infection
Stress: Emotional stress (sometimes refers to physical stress)
Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The condition is often asymptomatic in the early stages but one or more sores may be present in the early stages. Untreated syphilis usually results in remission of visible symptoms but further severe damage may occur to internal organs and other body tissues which can result in death.
Tongue ulcers: Ulcers that appear on the tongue
Toothache: Tooth pain caused by irritation of a nerve in the tooth root. The tooth pain may result from tooth decay, infection, injury or tooth loss.
Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis (Colitis ulcerosa, UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon.
Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis: Ulcerative proctosigmoiditisis an idiopathic chronicinflammatory disorder limited to the sigmoid colon and the rectum.
Varicella zoster: A highly contagious disease caused by herpes virus 3
Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A deficiency of Vitamin B12 primarily causes anemias the body is unable to make sufficient quantities of normal red blood cells. Severe cases can lead to permanent nervous system problems. The vitamin B12 deficiency can result from absorption problems, insufficient dietary intake, certain medications (e.g. metformin), inherited conditions (e.g. transcobalamin deficiency) and certain chronic parasitic intestinal infestations.