Diagnosing a solitary oral ulcer: An enigma

Diagnosing solitary oral ulcers are always a challenging task which requires a through history taking, clinical examination and charting out clear differential diagnosis. Many solitary oral ulcers appear quite similar and may pose a challenge to the diagnostician; however, early diagnosis of such le...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology 2014-10, Vol.26 (4), p.446-449
Main Authors: Yellarthi, Pavan, Bala, Vidya, Agrawal, Jayshree, Damera, Ajit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Grocott′s methanamine silver stain
oral fluconazole
oral histoplasmosis
Physicians
Practice
solitary oral ulcer
Ulcers
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Summary:Diagnosing solitary oral ulcers are always a challenging task which requires a through history taking, clinical examination and charting out clear differential diagnosis. Many solitary oral ulcers appear quite similar and may pose a challenge to the diagnostician; however, early diagnosis of such lesions enables to initiate the treatment at an early stage. In this paper, a case of oral histoplasmosis involving the palate along with the differential diagnosis is reported wherein the history of close association of the patient with birds clinched the diagnosis, thus emphasizing the importance of minute aspects of history taking.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/0972-1363.155658