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Causes

Common Causes


Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Bothrops venom, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias, tuberous sclerosis
Chemical / poisoning

Radium jaw, arsenic poisoning, lead poisoning

Dermatologic

Lichen planus (oral), linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis, pemphigus, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, thrombocytopenia, tuberous sclerosis, bothrops venom, scurvy, haemophillia, systemic lupus erythromatosus, kaposi's sarcoma, ebola hemorrhagic fever

Drug Side Effect Acitretin , aspirin, bevacizumab injection, cholestyramine resin , clofarabine injection , co-codamol, colestipol, coumatetralyl, cyclosporine, cytotoxic chemotherapy, efalizumab injection, heparin injection , itraconazole , mercury(II) chloride poisoning, methotrexate, mycophenolate , pamidronate injection , paracetamol, phenytoin (oral), pregabalin , protiodide, venlafaxine, zoledronic acid injection
Ear Nose Throat Dry mouth, Vincent's angina, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental Diabetes, progesterone, arsenic poisoning, bothrops venom, radium jaw, lead poisoning
Gastroenterologic Cholestyramine Resin , essential thrombocytosis , ebola hemorrhagic fever, waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias
Genetic

Haemophillia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias

Hematologic Aplastic anemia, essential thrombocytosis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, lead poisoning, thrombocytopenia, vitamin K deficiency, von willebrand 's disease, waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, coumatetralyl, haemophillia, bolivian hemorrhagic fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever, rift valley fever, acute myeloid leukemia, systemic lupus erythromatosus
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever, ehrlichiosis (canine), herpes simplex virus, rift valley fever, MMR vaccine
Musculoskeletal / Ortho Systemic lupus erythromatosus
Neurologic Tuberous sclerosis, phenytoin (oral), pregabalin , waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, rift valley fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever, bothrops venom
Nutritional / Metabolic Scurvy, diabetes, vitamin K deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic Pregnancy, progesterone, von willebrand's disease
Oncologic Acute myeloid leukemia, kaposi's sarcoma, oral cancer, cytotoxic chemotherapy
Opthalmologic Rift valley fever
Overdose / Toxicity Chronic alcoholism, arsenic poisoning, lead poisoning
Psychiatric Stress
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte Tuberous sclerosis, bothrops venom, systemic lupus erythromatosus
Rheum / Immune / Allergy Systemic lupus erythromatosus, linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis, pemphigus, mycophenolate , haemophillia
Sexual Fellatio, herpes simplex virus, kaposi's sarcoma
Trauma Rough teeth brushing, wisdom teeth
Urologic No underlying causes
Dental Dental implant, epulis, extraction (dental), gingivitis, Ludwig's angina, periodontitis, poor oral hygiene, rough teeth brushing, wisdom teeth, radium jaw, lead poisoning, scurvy
Miscellaneous Body piercing, MMR vaccine, stress

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