Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My husband had a stent put in on July 9th 2010, 2 weeks to the day later, he started having ulcers in his mouth, I mean serious ulcers, at one point he could not even swallow his own syliva. He has been in the hospital twice with this, they have tested him for about everything. Every time he get s off steroids, these sores come back, he s lost about 42 lbs. Could he be allergic to the stent??? All the doctors tell me it has nothing to do with the stent??? Something has to be causing it.
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The severe ulcerations over the mucosal surfaces of the mouth can be a recurrent authors dermatitis. Usually it occurs following, stress, trauma or surgery. The other cause can be an allergic origin resulting in allergic dermatitis or licensed reaction. Based on your description of the lesion, it is difficult to come to a clear diagnosis. So consult an oral physician and get it evaluated. If I am your treating doctor, I would have suggested you to take topical anesthetic and analgesic like 2% lidocaine, apply 3-4 times daily before food and topical steroid like triamcinolone acetone 0.1% 4-5times daily after food. Do saline gargling. If the lesion does not heal in 5-7 days then consult an oral physician and get it examined. I hope my answer will help you, take care.