title: Eosinophilic ulcer of the tongue in an 80-year-old Iranian woman after a psychologically stressful event.
abstract: Eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa is a benign self-limiting, chronic lesion more frequently seen in the oral cavity or tongue that can mimic squamous cell carcinoma. The pathogenesis of this problem is unknown. In this paper, we present a case of an 80-year-old woman with eosinophilic ulcer of the tongue after a psychologically stressful event.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Sadoghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. ali52akhavan@yahoo.com
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Akhavan
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Mosavi
authors: Mohammadreza
authors: M
authors: Jarrahi
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Navabii
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008016:Life Change Events; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology