Oral Ulcers

Abstract

It is not uncommon to encounter ulcers in pediatric patients. The vast majority of these ulcerations are transient and of traumatic or viral origin. Canker sores are also common in pediatric patients. The presence of persistent or continually recurring ulcers can be indications of an underlying medical condition or systemic disease (See Part 2). Vesiculo-bullous diseases such as mucosal pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris might appear on the differential diagnoses for multiple chronic ulcers in an adult patient, but these entities are rare in children and adolescents and therefore will not be covered.