title: Eosinophilic ulcer of the tongue.
abstract: A 76-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of a rapidly expanding painful ulcerated nodule on her tongue following tooth extraction. Triamcinolone acetonide ointment was applied twice daily for 1 month without any benefit. The histopathology of the excision specimen was consistent with an eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa. There has been no recurrence 12 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. siminada@baskent-ank.edu.tr
authors.forename: Simin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ada
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seckin
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buyuklu
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Unser
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Arikan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects