title: Oral manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Part 2: Crohn's disease.
abstract: Alterations within the oral cavity can be the first sign of systemic diseases and may thus allow for an early diagnosis and treatment. In particular, being the oral cavity a part of the gastrointestinal system, oral alterations can be an expression of a gastrointestinal disease. Diffuse mucosal swelling, cobblestone mucosa, localised mucogingivitis, deep linear ulceration, fibrous tissue tags, polyps, nodules, pyostomatitis vegetans, and aphthous-like ulcers have been described in Crohn's disease. A prompt recognition of systemic diseases through a careful examination of the oral cavity allows for proper investigations and timely treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Laser therapy Istituto Stomatologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crippa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Milan, ASST-Fbf-Sacco, Miln, Italy.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Zuccotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Milan, ASST-Fbf-Sacco, Miln, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mantegazza
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications*