Open AccessOral Crohn′s disease
Author(s) -
BN Padmavathi,
Smriti Sharma,
Madhusudan Astekar,
Yash Rajan,
G V Sowmya
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.141369
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , crohn's disease , gastrointestinal tract , inflammatory bowel disease , constipation , gastroenterology , dermatology , pathology
'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.