KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 132 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 9-year-old child has multiple lesions of the oral mucosa in form of small painful hyperemic sores with a white deposit in the center; enlarged and painful submandibular lymph nodes. Microscopic examination of the affected region revealed a superficial defect covered by fibrin; edematic and hyperemic submucosa with inflammatory infiltration. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Herpetic stomatitis
- B. Aphthous stomatitis
- C. Catarrhal gingivitis
- D. Hypertrophic stomatitis
- E. -
Hint
Match the histology (a shallow defect covered with fibrin, with an inflamed, oedematous base) to the type of oral mucosal lesion it describes.
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