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What Causes White Sores On Tongue, Swollen Lips And Green Discharge From Ears?
Hi,About a month ago I had a black rash on my butt, white open sore on tongue, which swelled my lips and tongue also puse sores on my index fingers. Once swelling went down my teeth started hurting and both ears filled will green puse and then in my throat. I went to the ER and I was hospitalized for 3 days infection went into my blood stream. I ve been home for 3 days and the sore is back in my mouth and my ears drained green, clear then blood. Now my joints (mainly my fingers, hips and toes) hurt and my fever is the highest since all of this at 102..............Hospital diagnosed celliust.....my question is it something more serious? I aslo have lupus (3 months ago my chin kept getting a blister like zits and if I popped and touched my cheeks it would spread there) Thank you Monica
Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Hi Dear ,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of white sores on tongue, swollen lips and green discharge from ears which seems to be because of deficiency of vitamin B12, canker sores and oral candidiasis. Initially it looks raw but progressively it started becoming smooth coating on tongue. Need not to worry. The swelling also occur due to submandibular gland infection or infection on floor of the mouth . I would suggest you to take clean cloth dipped in cold water and rub it around swelling so as to maintain cleanliness. Don't let debris accumulated in area around tongue. Infection sometimes spread to ears from oral cavity and cause ear infection, consult ENT specialist for it .Do warm saline rinses and antiseptic mouthwash rinses alternatively . Symptoms will resolve after proper maintenance of oral hygiene and you should take diet rich in multivitamins. If symptoms keeps on persisting even after 1 week visit oral pathologist once and get complete examination done.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of white sores on tongue, swollen lips and green discharge from ears which seems to be because of deficiency of vitamin B12, canker sores and oral candidiasis. Initially it looks raw but progressively it started becoming smooth coating on tongue. Need not to worry. The swelling also occur due to submandibular gland infection or infection on floor of the mouth . I would suggest you to take clean cloth dipped in cold water and rub it around swelling so as to maintain cleanliness. Don't let debris accumulated in area around tongue. Infection sometimes spread to ears from oral cavity and cause ear infection, consult ENT specialist for it .Do warm saline rinses and antiseptic mouthwash rinses alternatively . Symptoms will resolve after proper maintenance of oral hygiene and you should take diet rich in multivitamins. If symptoms keeps on persisting even after 1 week visit oral pathologist once and get complete examination done.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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