Glossary for Mouth infections

Medical terms related to Mouth infections or mentioned in this section include:

• Crohn's disease: Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the digestive system. It is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. The disease can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.
• Dental conditions: Conditions that affect ones dentition
• Face symptoms: Symptoms affecting the face
• Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor: Tumors that develop in the pancreas and cause excessive secretion of one or more pancreatic hormones such as insulin, somatostatin, glucagons, gastrin, ACTH (corticosteroids) and vasoactive intestinal peptidase.
• Genital herpes: Sexually transmitted infection of the genital region.
• Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums
• Glucagonoma syndrome: A rare condition characterized by a tumor which secretes glucagon and a characteristic spreading rash, diabetes mellitus and various other symptoms.
• Gonorrhea: Common sexually transmitted disease often without symptoms.
• HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
• Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
• Herpes: Virus with one subtype causing cold sores and another causing genital herpes.
• LADD Syndrome: A very rare genetic disorder characterized by ear, teeth and tear duct abnormalities.
• Lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by ear, teeth and tear duct abnormalities.
• Megaloblastic anemia: A rare blood disorder where insufficient vitamin B12 absorption results in reduced production of red blood cells and increased levels of abnormal, enlarged red blood cells (megaloblasts). Vitamin B12 insufficiency can result from absorption problems or lack of dietary intake of the vitamin or folic acid.
• Mouth infection: Any infection that occurs in ones mouth
• Mouth inflammation: Any inflammation that occurs in ones mouth
• Mouth pain: Pain or burning of the mouth
• Mouth symptoms: Symptoms of the mouth or oral area.
• Mouth ulcers: Ulcers or sores in the mouth region.
• Nezelof's syndrome: An immune deficiency disorder where the cells that normally fight infection don't work properly and patients suffer frequent severe infections.
• Noma: A gangrenous mouth infection that spreads to include the face.
• Non-Specific Urethritis: Urethral infection usually sexually transmitted
• Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
• Oral candidiasis: An infection with the fungus candida which occurs in the mouth
• SCID: Major failure of the immune system, usually genetic.
• Sjogren's Syndrome: Autoimmune disease damaging the eye tear ducts and other glands.
• Sore tongue: Pain or soreness of the tongue
• Stomatitis: Inflammation of the oral mucous membranes.
• Throat infection: A condition which is characterized by an infection which is located in the throat
• Throat symptoms: Symptoms affecting the throat
• Tingling mouth: Tingling or strange sensations in the mouth
• Tingling tongue: Tingling or odd sensations of the tongue
• Tongue ulcers: Ulcers that appear on the tongue
• Tropical sprue: A rare digestive disease where the small intestine can't absorb nutrients properly.