Allergic inflammatory reactions of the oral mucosa due to intake of drugs are rare and non-specific. There is a great implication for the administration of drugs in oral mucosal lesions. Stomatitis medicamentosa may present as extensive and severe ulceration that can contain bullae or vesicles and may also be presented as a diffuse distribution of erythema. We report a case of possible stomatitis medicamentosa after the first dose of the covishield vaccine in a young female patient.
The harmful effects of tobacco have been well known, studied and advertised, however tobacco is still consumed in different forms by all genders. Tobacco smoking during pregnancy is double trouble, considering the already high-risk state of the pregnant female. Smoking in pregnancy and current COVID-19 scenario poses additional challenge to mother and fetus. Nicotine and toxins including carbon monoxide have been proposed to cause maternal and fetal perilous impacts. More studies are needed to find various abnormalities associated with smoking in pregnancy.
Gingival enlargement, the currently accepted terminology for an increase in the size of the gingiva, is a common feature of gingival disease. Local and systemic factors influence the gingival conditions of the patient. These factors results in a spectrum of diseases that can be developmental, reactive and inflammatory to neoplastic. In this case report, the history, etiology, clinical features, treatment strategies and preventive protocol of inflammatory hyperplasia are discussed.
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