title: Pyostomatitis vegetans: report of three cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare condition of the mouth frequently associated with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. It is characterized by miliary abscesses and superficial erosions affecting a hyperplastic, soft and friable oral mucosa. Three cases are presented here and used as a basis for reviewing the literature and discussing the differential diagnosis, etiology and treatment of this unusual condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Thornhill
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zakrzewska
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gilkes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000473:pathology*; D013492:Suppuration; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000473:pathology