Possible causes of Drooling
22 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- Aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers, oral ulcers) Common Pediatric
- Bell's palsy (facial muscle weakness) Common
- Herpes stomatitis (viral mouth infection) Common Pediatric
- Mononucleosis Common Pediatric
- Peritonsillar abscess (tonsil abscess) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Streptococcus infection (strep throat bacteria) Common Pediatric
- Stroke (CVA) Common Urgent
- Tonsillitis (tonsil infection) Common Pediatric
- Botulism (bacterial infection causing weakness) Urgent
- Cerebral palsy Pediatric
- Epiglottitis (severe throat infection) Urgent Pediatric
- Guillain Barre syndrome (ascending muscle weakness) Urgent
- Hand foot and mouth disease (Coxsackie virus) Pediatric
- Ludwigâs angina (severe infection in the floor of the mouth and neck)
- Parkinson's disease
- Pesticide poisoning (organophosphate poisoning) Urgent
- Rabies Urgent
- Retropharyngeal abscess (throat abscess) Urgent
- Teething Pediatric
- Tetanus (lockjaw) Urgent
- Tongue cancer (tumor)
- Tonsillar cancer (tumor)