Pyostomatitis vegetans. Clinical marker of ulcerative colitis.
Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans (PV), a rare disorder of the skin and oral mucosa, is considered a highly specific marker for inflammatory bowel disease, especially ulcerative colitis. We have presented the case of a patient with PV. This report emphasizes the relationship of PV to inflammatory bowel disease and the importance of the oral lesions as initial presenting signs of systemic disease or activity.
Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Murcia, Spain. majornet@um.es
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D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000473:pathology; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology