title: Severe oral ulcerations induced by alendronate.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 54-year-old man suffering from steroid-induced osteoporosis, who presented with severe oral ulcerations due to sucking alendronate tablets instead of swallowing them. The misuse of alendronate in this case, underlies the risk of direct mucosal injury with this drug.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine et Rheumatologie, Hôpital de Cannes, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demerjian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spreux
mesh_terms: D019386:Alendronate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D019386:Alendronate