alert! Oral ulcers are a warning sign of sexually transmitted diseases”

　　Oral ulcers , some sexually transmitted diseases The "warning signal"”

　　Experts said that people who had been exposed to treatment for oral ulcers were found to be infected with syphilis, AIDS , patients with genital warts, mainly caused by oral sex, show redness and congestion, oral ulcers and white spots, but the symptoms are different from recurrent oral ulcers. Such patients cannot just treat oral ulcers alone, but need to combine skin disease department and venereal disease department for systemic treatment.

　　1. Syphilis. Experts said that some patients did not know that they had syphilis and only came to see them for oral ulcers, but after preliminary examination, they were suspected of having syphilis. Patients usually develop mucosal plaque ulcers and erosions on the lower lip, which are raised gray-white plaques that feel as hard as coins. Unlike the yellow capsule and red edges that are common in recurrent oral ulcers, there is no obvious pain. Doctors generally ask the patient's medical history and combine it with a syphilis serological test to confirm the diagnosis.

　　2.AIDS. Most AIDS patients have oral manifestations. Oral erosion occurs in the early stages of the disease, and they often go to the dental department first. AIDS patients have large gray-white pseudomembranes on the oral mucosa, especially on the soft palate, which can be wiped off, but generally there is no pain, and can be diagnosed through HIV antibody screening.

　　3. Genital warts. Oral genital warts are mostly transmitted through oral sex. Patients will develop red papillary or cauliflower-like growths on the roof of the mouth or under the tongue, which can range from gray to white or pink.

　　4. Gonorrhea. When a patient is infected with gonococcal stomatitis, the mucous membrane will be congested and red, and the ulcer will be covered with a yellow-white capsule, which can be easily wiped off, forming a bleeding wound.

　　Experts remind:

　　Oral ulcers are found throughout the body disease The "window"”

　　According to experts, oral mucosal ulcers can be divided into benign and malignant. Among benign oral ulcers, the most common is recurrent oral ulcers, with an incidence rate of about 20% in the population. Simple oral ulcers are characterized by periodicity, recurrence, and pain. Recurrent oral ulcers can be divided into three types: 1. Mild recurrent oral ulcers generally number 3 to 5, are round or oval in diameter less than 1 cm, have a capsule on the surface, and do not leave scars after healing. ； 2. Severe recurrent oral ulcers are more than 1 cm in diameter, and the ulcers look like deep pits, leaving scars after healing. ； 3. Herpetiform recurrent oral ulcers (also known as stomatitis-type aphthous ulcers) have a large number of ulcers, with dozens or dozens of them, like "starry sky". In addition to recurrent oral ulcers, benign oral mucosal diseases also include traumatic ulcers caused by bites, toothbrushing, burns or bruises, self-injurious ulcers caused by biting the lip or tongue, and oral ulcers caused by herpes virus infection, the latter two are Child Common.

　　Malignant oral ulcers have various manifestations, and the most common one is oral cancer. Experts say that patients with oral cancer are diagnosed and treated almost every week. The most common ones are tongue cancer and leukoplakia. In addition, there are also lip cancer, gum cancer, and floor of the mouth cancer.

　　It is worth noting that malignant tumors from other systemic diseases can manifest as ulcers in the oral cavity. For example, a patient with gum ulcers was diagnosed with leukemia.； Malignant lymphoma was diagnosed in oral ulcer ； Some patients have mucosal plaques on their oral mucosa and have been diagnosed with syphilis, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. ； There are also patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, lupus erythematosus, and herpes zoster. Therefore, other problems “lurking” behind canker sores should not be ignored.

　　Experts suggest that patients who have more than three oral ulcers per year and suspect that the oral ulcers are unusual should see a doctor to find out the disease they are suffering from, and then transfer them to a specialist for treatment in a timely manner.