title: The eosinophilic ulcer revisited.
abstract: This paper reviews the eosinophilic ulcer and presents a case of such an ulcer on the tongue of a young female patient. The stages involved in arriving at a differential diagnosis are discussed, along with management of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, UK.
authors.forename: Ourvinder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: G A Ezra
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: MacBean
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*