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Finger or toe ulcerations Can affect lungs, heart and GI tract in severe situations
How Are Autoimmune Skin Conditions Diagnosed?
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Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
Both the ulceration and kidney failure can be fatal; dogs should never be given ibuprofen.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
One chemical included hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen that can lead to nasal and sinus cancers, kidney and liver damage, nasal and skin irritation and ulceration, and eye irritation and damage, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
These limited effects were more common in people with preexisting ulceration or when salt solutions were administered at the same time as a hydrogen peroxide rinse.2
Benefits of Gargling with Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a clear, colorless liquid compound with no odor.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
Long-term aspirin use is associated with gastrointestinal toxicity including peptic ulceration and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Blindness can happen as a complication of corneal ulceration.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Some of the most common causes of saddle sores include chafing, folliculitis, or ulcerations.
—Kelly Hoover Greenway, Health, 19 June 2024
Other breeds, like German shepherds, are the poster pups for cutaneous lupus, which can cause ulceration and destruction of the nose.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
Both the ulceration and kidney failure can be fatal; dogs should never be given ibuprofen.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
One chemical included hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen that can lead to nasal and sinus cancers, kidney and liver damage, nasal and skin irritation and ulceration, and eye irritation and damage, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
These limited effects were more common in people with preexisting ulceration or when salt solutions were administered at the same time as a hydrogen peroxide rinse.2
Benefits of Gargling with Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a clear, colorless liquid compound with no odor.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
Long-term aspirin use is associated with gastrointestinal toxicity including peptic ulceration and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Blindness can happen as a complication of corneal ulceration.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Some of the most common causes of saddle sores include chafing, folliculitis, or ulcerations.
—Kelly Hoover Greenway, Health, 19 June 2024
Other breeds, like German shepherds, are the poster pups for cutaneous lupus, which can cause ulceration and destruction of the nose.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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“Ulceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ulceration. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
ulceration
noun
ul·cer·a·tion
ˌəl-sə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the process of forming or state of having an ulcer
2
: ulcer
Medical Definition
ulceration
noun
ul·cer·ation
ˌəl-sə-ˈrā-shən
: the process of becoming ulcerated : the state of being ulcerated
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