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Infections > Gingivitis > Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative
... > Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Periodontal Diseases > Gingival Diseases > Gingivitis > Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections > Fusobacteriaceae Infections > Fusobacterium Infections > Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative

Preferred term

Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acute Membranous Gingivitis
  • Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
  • Fusospirillary Gingivitis
  • Fusospirillosis
  • Phagedenic Gingivitis
  • Trench Mouth
  • Vincent Infection
  • Vincent's Gingivitis
  • Vincent's Infection
  • Vincent's Stomatitis

Scope note

  • An acute or chronic GINGIVITIS characterized by redness and swelling, NECROSIS extending from the interdental papillae along the gingival margins, PAIN; HEMORRHAGE, necrotic odor, and often a pseudomembrane. The condition may extend to the ORAL MUCOSA; TONGUE; PALATE; or PHARYNX. The etiology is somewhat unclear, but may involve a complex of FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM along with spirochetes BORRELIA or TREPONEMA.

History note

  • 73; was VINCENT'S INFECTIONS 1963-72

In other languages

  • kuolioituva haavainen ientulehdus

    Finnish

  • akut ulcererande gingivostomatit
  • akuutti kuolioituva haavainen ientulehdus
  • ANUG
  • gingivitis ulcerativa necroticans
  • gingivitis ulcerosa necrotica acuta
  • gingivitis ulcerosa necroticans acuta
  • gingivitis Vincenti
  • nekrotisoiva ulseratiivinen gingiviitti
  • nekrotisoiva ulseratiivinen ientulehdus
  • Vincentin ientulehdus
  • Gingivit, nekrotiserande ulcerös

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005892

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