Traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia.
Chronic ulcers of the oral mucosa are the lesions which a physician comes across frequently. "Eosinophilic Ulcer" is a rare variety of that. Eosinophilic ulcer or traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia (TUGSE) is a chronic benign lesion of the oral mucosa and is a relatively recent delineated entity. Its etiopathogenesis is still uncertain but trauma seems to play a fundamental role. Clinically the lesion manifests as an isolated ulcer, showing a raised and indurated border in addition to a white or yellowish bed. Microscopically, it is characterized by diffuse polymorphic inflammatory infiltrate, rich in eosinophils, involving the superficial mucosa and the deeper muscle layer with epitheliod cells. Hereby, reporting a case of a 60-year-old female patient who presented with a chief complaint of non-healing painful ulcer on the tongue.
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, India. sunira_chandra1@yahoo.co.in.
Sunira
S
Chandra
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, India.
Srinivasa
S
Raju
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, India.
Kunal
K
Sah
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, India.
Prachi
P
Anand
D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*