title: Eosinophilic ulceration of the oral mucosa. A case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Stomatology and Oral Surgery, Dental School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Küffer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samson
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology