Herpetiform Ulceration Involving Pharynx – Case Report

Oral ulceration is routinely encountered by dentists in their daily practice. Painful ulcers hamper dental treatment besides rendering patient incapacitating, in terms of dental procedures. Herpetiform ulcers occur mostly in female patients and rarely involve the posterior palate. A male patient reported with multiple oral ulceration some of them being painful at a particular area while some non painful. The ulcers were numerous and involved tongue while some of them involved the soft palate. A systematic clinical history and oral examination that included a detailed review of the general body systems to preclude any relation to a systemic inflammatory process was done. The patient's history revealed an emotional stress and poor diet intake. The patient was prescribed multivitamin and was asked to consume vitamin rich diet.