Ms. Cohan had been suffering from multiple sclerosis and painful ulcers.

The gums become infected and develop painful ulcers.

A common symptom of B-vitamin deficiency is the appearance of mouth disorders, like those painful little ulcers, so what did the hospitals do?

That is, the pain is caused by urine running over the acutely painful ulcers.

Irritation caused by a rough tooth or an ill-fitting denture can also cause a painful ulcer.

Deep, crippling depressions - "I'm more like Oblomov than ever" - and a painful ulcer that wouldn't heal had put him there.

Not infrequently, painful ulcers also develop in mucous membranes that line the mouth and/or the gastrointestinal tract.

Canker sores are small, painful ulcers in the mouth.

Marjorie battles general disapproval, a painful ulcer and the reluctance of her new milkman to leave milk to soothe it.

It can cause debilitating and painful rectal ulcers.