title: Oral Crohn's disease.
abstract: 'Crohn's disease' is an inflammatory granulomatous disease of the gastrointestinal tract with extra-intestinal manifestations. Oral lesions may precede the intestinal disease and serve as a source for histological diagnosis. We present a case of orofacial Crohn's disease where orofacial symptoms were present for about 13 years and occasional constipation was present, since 6 months. Oral examination plays an important role in early diagnosis of Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Radiology and Diagnosis, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Loyara, Udaipur, India.
authors.forename: Bn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Padmavathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Radiology and Diagnosis, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Loyara, Udaipur, India.
authors.forename: Smriti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Madhusudan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Astekar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Radiology and Diagnosis, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Loyara, Udaipur, India.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Gv
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sowmya
keywords: Crohn's disease; chronic; cobblestone; colitis; granuloma; granulomatous disease; granulomatous enteritis; oral; pediatric crohn