Lip disease can be caused by many diseases

Do not underestimate the lips. The injury could actually be a sign of another disease.

The appearance of ulcers on the lips, tongue or wall of the mouth makes it uncomfortable. Besides stinging, it becomes difficult to eat and drink. And it turns out canker sores can be divided into three types, namely:

Small thrush, about 2 to 8 mm in diameter, usually heals in 10 to 2 weeks.
Wide, wider and deeper saris with irregular edges, need a few weeks to heal, can leave scars in the mouth.
Herpétiformes, small but many mouth sores and in groups.

 

Thrush can be caused by a number of factors, such as accidentally biting the lip, chewing hard food, imperfect dental plates, or using the wrong denture. In addition, canker sores can also be caused by stress, anxiety, using toothpaste containing sodium lauryl sulfate, eating certain foods (tomatoes, cheese, almonds, nuts, coffee, food) spicy, chocolate) or modification. hormone. However, canker sores can sometimes be caused by certain medical conditions, such as:

• Viral infections, including smallpox and hand, foot and mouth disease.
• Lack of iron or vitamin B12.
• Immune system disorders, such as lupus, HIV / AIDS or pemphigoid (a rare autoimmune disease that often attacks older people).
• Reactive arthritis or Reiter's syndrome, a condition that causes inflammation in various parts of the body.
• Crohn's disease, a long-term disease that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system.
• Celiac disease, a disease that makes people allergic to gluten.
• Behçet's disease, a rare disease that causes blood vessels to swell.
• Gingivostomatitis, an infection of the mouth and gums caused by bacteria or viruses that can cause swelling and damage.
• Herpes disease caused by the herpes simplex virus.
• Leukoplakia spots that attack the mucous membranes of the mouth.
• Mouth cancer.
• Lichen planus, a disease that causes itching on the skin or in the mouth.
• Fungal infections of the tongue and lining of the mouth.
• Acute infection with HIV.
• Oesophagitis, which is inflammation or irritation of the esophagus.
• Measles or rubella, a viral infection of the respiratory system.
• Neutropenia, a blood disorder in which the number of white blood cells decreases.
• Sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea.
• Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by the Leishmania parasite.

Usually, thrush on the lips does not need to be treated because it can heal in one or two weeks. But do not hesitate to go to the doctor as soon as possible if the wound in the mouth makes you very difficult to eat and drink, the size of the wound in the mouth is very large, new wounds appear when the old wound is not healed, that the wound does not hurt, the wound does not heal even after three Sunday. more broadly, the pain cannot go away even if medicine has been given and if thrush is accompanied by high fever and diarrhea

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