Reaction in oral mucosa due to intensive therapy polypharmacy: case report

A 51-year-old white female patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit because of acute ischemic stroke who needed tracheostomy and vasoactive drugs in high dosage evolved with aspiration pneumonia and septic shock. At 30 days of hospitalization, intraoral examination revealed multiple superficial ulcers on the lips, buccal mucosa, tongue, and mouth floor, circumscribed by erythematous halo and covered by pseudomembrane with severe pain symptomatology and evolution of 15 days. Concomitantly, the patient presented bilateral conjunctivitis with erythema in the sclera and periocular region.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research