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The Eosinophilic Ulcer Revisited

From Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2007 | Pages 56-57

Authors

O Chawla

Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ, UK

Articles by O Chawla

GAE Burke

MRCS, FDS RCS

Specialist Registrar in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ, UK

Articles by GAE Burke

A D MacBean

FDS RCS, FRCS(OMFS)

Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ, UK

Articles by A D MacBean

Abstract

This paper reviews the eosinophilic ulcer and presents a case of such an ulcer on the tongue of a young female patient. The stages involved in arriving ata differential diagnosis are discussed, along with management of the condition.

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