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Stomatitis epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Epidemiology and demographics vary for various sub types of stomatitis. Herpetic gingivostomatitis occurs mostly in children between 6 months to 5 years. It can also occur in other age groups.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographic
Epidemiology and Demographic
Age
- Herpetic gingivostomatitis occurs mostly in children between 6 months to 5 years.[1]
- Noma or gangrenous stomatitis is more common in children.[2]
- Pyostomatitis vegetans usually occurs between the age of 20 to 50 years.[3]
- Trench mouth is more common in roughly 5 years before and after age twenty in north America and Europe. In underdeveloped countries trench mouth is more common in children.
Gender
Season
- Herpetic gingivostomatitis has no seasonal preference.[6]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kolokotronis A, Doumas S (2006). “Herpes simplex virus infection, with particular reference to the progression and complications of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis”. Clin Microbiol Infect. 12 (3): 202–11. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01336.x. PMID 16451405.
- ↑ Mandell; Gouglas, Gordon; Bennett, John. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Harvard Medical School: WILEY MEDICAL. p. 383. ISBN 0-471-87643-7. Unknown parameter
|firs1t=ignored (help)​ - ↑ Hansen L.S., Silverman S., and Daniels T.E.: The differential diagnosis of pyostomatitis vegetans and its relation to bowel disease. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1983; 55: pp. 363-373
- ↑ Arendorf TM, Walker DM (1987). “Denture stomatitis: a review”. J Oral Rehabil. 14 (3): 217–27. PMID 3298586.
- ↑ Hansen L.S., Silverman S., and Daniels T.E.: The differential diagnosis of pyostomatitis vegetans and its relation to bowel disease. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1983; 55: pp. 363-373
- ↑ Kimberlin DW (2005). “Herpes simplex virus infections in neonates and early childhood”. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 16 (4): 271–81. doi:10.1053/j.spid.2005.06.007. PMID 16210107.
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