Fellatio associated palatal petechiae: An accidental finding
Karthik Shunmugavelu, Evangeline Cynthia
PSP medical college hospital and research institute, Tambaram Kanchipuram main road, Oragadam, Panruti, Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu 631604, India.
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.54936/haoms233197199
SUMMARY: Objective: Oral lesions can develop from variable etiological factors. So it is of utmost importance to obtain a comprehensive history and oral examination. Fellatio is commonly practiced sexual act, in which the penis is placed into the mouth of another person and may result in submucosal hemorrhage of the palate. The lesions are asymptomatic and typically appear on the soft palate.
Description: In this report we report a case of a 57 year old woman who presented with an incidental erythema- tous lesion about 3 cm with a clear centre on her soft palate during her dental visit.
Conclusion: As the patients may be unaware of the etiology of the lesions and when they hesitate to provide the details of the sexual history, it is important that the clinician should have a high index of suspicion based on the patient’s clinical presentation.
KEY WORDS: fellatio, oral lesion, palatal petechiae
REFERENCES
PSP medical college hospital and research institute, Tambaram Kanchipuram main road, Oragadam, Panruti, Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu 631604, India.
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.54936/haoms233197199
SUMMARY: Objective: Oral lesions can develop from variable etiological factors. So it is of utmost importance to obtain a comprehensive history and oral examination. Fellatio is commonly practiced sexual act, in which the penis is placed into the mouth of another person and may result in submucosal hemorrhage of the palate. The lesions are asymptomatic and typically appear on the soft palate.
Description: In this report we report a case of a 57 year old woman who presented with an incidental erythema- tous lesion about 3 cm with a clear centre on her soft palate during her dental visit.
Conclusion: As the patients may be unaware of the etiology of the lesions and when they hesitate to provide the details of the sexual history, it is important that the clinician should have a high index of suspicion based on the patient’s clinical presentation.
KEY WORDS: fellatio, oral lesion, palatal petechiae
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