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Bacterial Infections of the Oral Mucosa

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Bacterial, viral and fungal infections may affect the oral mucosa. In this chapter, the most relevant bacterial infections of the oral mucosa, such as actinomycosis, tuberculosis and in particular, bacterial sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhoea and syphilis are presented. Clinical manifestations of bacterial infections in the oral mucosa vary from small, localized lesions to diffuse ones, which may lead to destruction of the local tissues up to systemic life threatening infections. Bacterial infections of the oral mucosa may be from very frequent, such as dental caries to very rare such as orofacial tuberculosis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, HPSTD Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Theodora Kanaki

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Kanaki, T., Schöfer, H., Esser, S. (2021). Bacterial Infections of the Oral Mucosa. In: Schmidt, E. (eds) Diseases of the Oral Mucosa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82804-2_29

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