Stomatitis

Name(s): 
Mouth inflammations
Mouth sores
Oral ulcers
Herpetic stomatitis
Ulcerative stomatitis
Nature 
Stomatitisis inflammation of the mouth, usually with sores or ulcers. The causes are many. One is herpetic stomatitis, a contagious viral illness caused by Herpes virus hominus (also herpes simplex virus, HSV) and seen in young children. This condition probably represents their first exposure to herpes virus.
Type 
(E) Emanations of other problems