What causes tongue bleeding and white spots in the uvula?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
My tongue hurts and bleeds when brushed. White spot on uvula area and white and small red dots on the roof of my mouth. Also, a yellowish color is seen on the roof of my mouth.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
The condition is called aphthous stomatitis. It usually follows a brief period of stress, either emotional or physical, as a febrile sickness. You need to take a short course of antibiotics, topical analgesics, and anesthetics. Multivitamin supplements and antacids can be taken. It is usually self-limiting, and the treatment is aimed at symptom relief
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
Is that a for sure diagnosis? How are you able to say that is for sure what it is? I am only questioning the answer to calm my mind because I was worried some of it could be cancerous because I was a tobacco smoker and I have recently quit it. I am going to the doctor tomorrow, but I am the type of person who tends to worry more than usual. I need your help.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
Well, you are right to ask for the certainty with which I am making a diagnosis. It is the look of the lesions and their location on mobile parts of the oral cavity that assure me it is simple aphthous stomatitis. Malignant lesions have a slightly different look, and they tend to be circumscribed rather than diffuse.
Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!
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