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Suggest Treatment For A Boil On The Hard Palate

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2016

Question: Hi I have an oral legion on my hard palete at first it was raised red the next day it was a white and red sore the next day it was mostly red with a pinpoint of white in middle could this be oral cancer I do have a scalloped toungue and a defficiency in iron and folate last week I also had a boil on my vulva
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Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems like Apthous Ulcer.

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that a boil on your hard palate that was raised and red a day back and turned with a red and white sore seems most probably be a APTHOUS Ulcer..
It can also be due to traumatic injury to the palate with some hard food..

It being a cancer is a not considerable and I would like to know a few more details for guiding you better..
1.For how many days is the lesion present?
2.Is it painful?
3.Is it increasing or decreasing in size?
4Have you got lesion of similar type in any other area of mouth?

Please upload the picture of the lesion here along with the question as you will find an option of upload files on the question page..

Secondly Boil on vulva can be due to pulled hair, hair follicle infection, infect over skin in that area..
In case if it has healed as you told it way present last week then it is fine or else a Gynaecologist consultatoon should be taken..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (24 minutes later)

It has only been three days that I have noticed they are hard to see there are two legions and I do smoke this is why I was concerned the white area in middle is smaller my teeth also hurt the ulcer is not sore unless I touch it a lot

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not cancer, salt water rinses, reduce smoking..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

As per your answers it seems to be just an Apthous Ulcer commonly known as Canker Sore..

It is not cancer as cancerous ulcers are non healing ulcers that lasts for months to years and progressive in size..

You can start doing well warm saline gargles..
Do Betadine gargles by putting few drops of betadine solution in water..
If it is painful you can apply numbing gel like Lignocaine..

Reduce your smoking habit as heat and chemicals produced will increase Inflammation of the Ulcer and can further become painful..

Take soft and bland diet..

Regards..

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (9 hours later)

As to my earlier question I just found another canker on the inside of my cheek which wasn't there earlier today this one is a tiny bubble full of pus

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Continue Medication as advised above..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

Nothing to worry, continue to follow the medications and remedies as advised in previous discussions and revert back with the progress in a week..

Wishing you a faster recovery..

Regards..

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj