Open AccessAssociation of oral manifestations in ulcerative colitis: A pilot study
Author(s) -
KP Mohan Kumar,
N Nachiammai,
GS Madhushankari
Publication year - 2018
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/jomfp.jomfp_223_16
Subject(s) - medicine , dysgeusia , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , periodontitis , exacerbation , inflammatory bowel disease , tongue , gingivitis , disease , dermatology , diarrhea , stomatitis , dentistry , pathology , adverse effect
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic tissue destructive inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of autoimmune origin characterized by predominant bowel symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and relapsing and remitting rectal bleeding, leading to loss of weight. Extraintestinal manifestations, including involvement of the oral cavity, may also occur. Oral involvement during IBD includes aphthous ulcers, pyostomatitis vegetans (PV) and lichen planus (LP).