Eosinophilic ulceration of the oral mucosa. A case report

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1993 Dec;22(6):366-7. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80670-8.

Abstract

Chronic ulcerative lesions affecting the maxillary vestibular mucosa and the lower labial mucosa of a white female patient are described. Histopathologic examinations indicated a diagnosis of eosinophilic ulceration. Clinical aspects, pathogenesis, and histopathology of this uncommon lesion are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Eosinophilic Granuloma / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Mouth Diseases / pathology
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Ulcer / diagnosis
  • Ulcer / pathology