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| Pyostomatitis Vegetans | ||
| Etiology • Unknown. | ||
| Pathogenesis • Unknown., | ||
| Epidemiology • Rare and associated with ulcerative colitis (usually) and Crohn's disease. | ||
| General Gross Description • Small abscesses or pustules which may coalesce. • Hyperplastic folds •Examples: | ||
| General Microscopic Description • Microabscesses which may be intrepithelial or below surface. • Necrosis above lesions may occur. • Inflammatory infiltrate in submucosa •Examples: | ||
| Clinical Correlation • Respond to treatment of underlying GI disease • Relatively resistent to other therapy • ? Steroids | ||
| References • Shafer W et al. A textbook of oral pathology, 4th ed. Philadelphia; Saunders, 1983, p361-2. • Calobrisi SD et.al. Pyostomatitis vegetans associated with ulcerative colitis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1995 Apr;79(4):452-454 Please be patient during transfer. Medline will open in a new window. To return, close the Medline Window Pyostomatitis Vegetans
| Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T51000M40000)[617]
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