Open AccessOral eosinophilic or traumatic ulcer: A case report and brief review
Author(s) -
Parmanand Dhanrajani,
Peter W Cropley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.183854
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , buccal mucosa , pathology , eosinophilic , immunohistochemistry , oral mucosa , pathogenesis , dentistry , oral cavity
Eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa is considered to be a benign, reactive, and self-limiting lesion, with unclear pathogenesis, manifesting as a rapidly developing solitary ulcer. We report a case of a 42-year-old man who presented with a chronic indurated ulcer of buccal mucosa adjacent to the right upper wisdom tooth. Histopathological examination showed polymorphic inflammatory infiltrate, rich in eosinophilis, involving the superficial mucosa, and the deeper muscle layer. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed single CD30+ cells scattered within an inflammatory infiltrate. The lesion was excised, and healing was uneventful with no recurrence in more than a year.