Bednar's aphthae

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aphtha /aph·tha/ (af´thah) pl. aph´thae [L.] (usually plural) small ulcers, especially the whitish or reddish spots in the mouth characteristic of aphthous stomatitis.

Bednar's aphthae symmetric excoriation of the posterior hard palate in infants.

contagious aphthae foot-and-mouth disease.

Bed·nar's aphthae (b

närz)

Aphthae affecting the newborn, consisting of two patches, one on either side of the median raphe of the palate.

Bednar's aphthae

[bed′närz]

Etymology: Alois Bednar, Austrian pediatrician, 1816-1888

the small, yellowish, slightly elevated ulcerated patches that occur on the posterior portion of the hard palate of infants who place infected objects in their mouths. It is also associated with marasmus. Compare Epstein's pearls, thrush.

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