Eosinophilic ulcer of oral mucosa

A 41‐year‐old woman was seen for the examination of a painless lesion on the posterior hard palate of 2 weeks’ duration. She had no systemic symptoms. Examination of the hard palate showed a single 1 × 1 cm, round, punched out ulcer with an erythematous base; the margins of the ulcer were slightly r...

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Published in:International journal of dermatology 1998-06, Vol.37 (6), p.432-432
Main Authors: Chung, Hae-Shin, Kim, Nam Soo, Kim, Young Bae, Kang, Won Hyoung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Eosinophils
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Mouth Diseases - diagnosis
Mouth Diseases - pathology
Mouth Mucosa - pathology
Non tumoral diseases
Oral Ulcer - diagnosis
Oral Ulcer - pathology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
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Summary:A 41‐year‐old woman was seen for the examination of a painless lesion on the posterior hard palate of 2 weeks’ duration. She had no systemic symptoms. Examination of the hard palate showed a single 1 × 1 cm, round, punched out ulcer with an erythematous base; the margins of the ulcer were slightly raised and indurated ( Fig. 1). Other clinical findings were normal and laboratory study of a cutaneous biopsy showed necrotic ulceration with dense inflammatory cell infiltration. An extensive inflammatory cell infiltration with predominantly eosinophilic cells was present throughout the submucosa. A single application of liquid nitrogen decreased the lesion. 1 Ulcer found on the posterior hard palate at the time of initial visit
ISSN:0011-9059
1365-4632
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00423.x