Pyostomatitis vegetans: report of three cases and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | Martin H. Thornhill Joanna M. Zakrzewska Jeremy J. H. Gilkes |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, England. |
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| Abstract: | Pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare condition of the mouth frequently associated with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. It is characterized by miliary abscesses and superficial erosions affecting a hyperplastic, soft and friable oral mucosa. Three cases are presented here and used as a basis for reviewing the literature and discussing the differential diagnosis, etiology and treatment of this unusual condition. |
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| Keywords: | mouth mucocutaneous disease Pyostomatitis vegetans sulphamethoxypyridazine |
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