- Chronic disease with concomitant oral manifestations, such as autoimmune or immunosuppressive diseases (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus, severe combined immunodeficiency, neutropenia, juvenile arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sickle cell anemia, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome) or immunocompromised status due to cancer chemotherapy, hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplant, head and neck radiotherapy, splenectomy, chronic steroid usage