Pimple in Mouth
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About the symptom
Oral growths are growths that can appear anywhere in the mouth, such as the gums, cheeks, or lips (both top and bottom).
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Spots in mouth
Possible causes
- Cheilitis
Inflammation of the lips. Causes include infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal) and irritants, such as constant contact with saliva or excessive dryness.
Viral mucositis
- Candidiasis (oral, hands and feet)
Normal human skin contains bacteria and fungi. Candidiasis occurs when the fungus overgrows and invades the skin. Risk factors include warm moist environments and a weakened immune system.
- Stomatitis
- Hand-foot-mouth disease
- Sweet syndrome
- Malabsorption syndrome / protein losing gastroenteropathy
- Tuberous sclerosis
Related serious diseases
- Enterovirus infection
Enteroviruses are a group of viruses that can be transmitted by eating, swallowing, or breathing in contaminated food, water, or airborne droplets. Usually, infections are mild. Occasionally, severe complications such as inflammation of organs like the heart, brain, or liver can occur.
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Do you have spots or boils in your mouth?
Do you have spots or boils in the mouth that sting when having cold or hot food?
Do you have itchy skin?
Do you have any pain or tingling in the affected areas of the skin?
Do you have a fever?
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Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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