Unusual oral lesions in a uremic patient. Review of the literature and report of a case.

Abstract

Uremia is defined as the accumulation of nitrogenous waste products in the blood. Uremia may be caused by either acute or chronic renal failure. Uremic stomatitis represents a relatively uncommon intraoral complication of uremia. Uremic stomatitis has classically been divided into ulcerative and nonulcerative types. Reported here is a patient with chronic renal failure exhibiting intraoral lesions that persisted despite local treatment but rapidly cleared following renal dialysis. This case represents the first published report of the microscopic appearance of the nonulcerative type and presents unusual tissue changes heretofore unreported.

• Authors: M T Jaspers
• Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol) Vol. 39 Issue 6 Pg. 934-44 (Jun 1975) ISSN: 0030-4220 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1055977 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Coloring Agents
• Nystatin
• Dihydroxyphenylalanine
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Tetracycline

Topics

• Adult
• Biopsy
• Candidiasis, Oral (diagnosis)
• Coloring Agents (therapeutic use)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Dihydroxyphenylalanine (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Hydrogen Peroxide (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Mycoses (diagnosis)
• Nystatin (therapeutic use)
• Renal Dialysis
• Stomatitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Tetracycline (therapeutic use)
• Uremia (complications, drug therapy, therapy)