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This page refers to diseases typically found around children's mouths. Viruses can cause blisters such as those seen in hand-foot-and-mouth disease or the cold sores from herpes simplex virus. The membranes in the mouth are sensitive to trauma, and harmless cysts filled with mucus (called mucoceles) can form, as well as ulcers or canker sores. Yeast infections (thrush) can also be present in the mouth since the membranes are moist and provide a favorable environment for infection to thrive. For more information about these diseases, click any image below.
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
The first eruption of skin or mouth sores with the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is called primary herpes. This may be more severe than the more commonly recognized than secondary, or recurrent, herpes infections…
Thrush (Oral Candidiasis)
Thrush (oral candidiasis), also known as oral moniliasis, is a yeast infection of the mouth or throat (the oral cavity). The yeast that most commonly causes oral candidiasis is Candida albicans.
Canker Sore (Aphthous Ulcer)
Canker sores (aphthous ulcers), or aphthae, are the most common cause of periodic (recurring) ulcers of the oral and genital linings (mucous membrane surfaces). Their cause is unknown, but stress, lack of sleep…
Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a suddenly appearing (acute), self-limited viral disease caused by viruses of the enterovirus group, particularly Coxsackievirus A16. The development (incubation) period…
Oral Mucocele
An oral mucocele is a harmless, cyst-like (fluid-containing) swelling of the lip or mouth lining (mucosa) due to mucus from the small salivary glands of the mouth leaking into the soft tissue, usually from injury…
