Vincent's angina

Vin·cent's angina

V0104600 (vĭn′sənts)n. See trench mouth.

[After Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (1862-1950), French physician.]

Vincent's angina

(ˈvɪnsənts) or

Vincent's disease

n (Pathology) an ulcerative bacterial infection of the mouth, esp involving the throat and tonsils[C20: named after J. H. Vincent (died 1950), French bacteriologist]

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Noun

1.Vincent's angina - an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membranetrench mouth, Vincent's infectioncontagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contactangina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

Vincent's angina

[vin´sents] gingivostomatitis" >gingivostomatitis caused by extension to the oral mucosa of gingivitis" >necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, characterized by ulceration, pseudomembrane, and odor, with lesions involving the palate or pharynx as well as the oral mucosa. Called also necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis.

Vincent's angina

(vĭn′sənts)n. See trench mouth.

acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis

A condition characterised by progressive necrosis of intraoral tissues and upper respiratory abscesses, which is seen in those with poor oral hygiene and suboptimal nutrition, often linked to herpes simplex and anaerobic flora—e.g., Fusobacterium spp, spirochetes.
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) appears to be the most appropriate for a polymicrobial (‘fusospirochetal’) gingival infection that most commonly occurs in a back-group of malnutrition, stress and poor oral hygiene; with time the ulcerating or ulceromembranous lesions may spread to the rest of the oral cavity.
It is also a more accurate term for the antiquated Vincent's angina, in which the infection is seated on the soft palate and tonsils.
The microbiological analysis of the lesions of ANUG, given that certain bacteria may cause acute (eg Streptococcus spp) and/or ulceromembranous (eg Corynebacterium diphtheriae) lesions.
“Trench mouth” is a coinage of World War I vintage which attributed ANUG to living in close quarters—i.e., “the trenches”.
Clinical findings
Pain, oedema, punched-out ulcers, pseudomembrane formation, halitosis.
DiffDx
Erythema multiforme, lichen planus, pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid.

Management
H2O2, antibiotics (e.g., tetracycline, if fever or lymphadenopathy), saline mouth rinse, local anaesthetics.

Vincent's angina

See VINCENT'S DISEASE.

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acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis

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Synonyms for Vincent's angina

noun an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane

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