1. Pyostomatitis vegetans associated with ulcerative colitis
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J. S. McDonald, Diya F. Mutasim, and Stella D. Calobrisi
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,medicine.disease ,Inflammatory bowel disease ,Ulcerative colitis ,Gastroenterology ,digestive system diseases ,Fluocinonide ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Adenocarcinoma ,Surgery ,Oral Surgery ,Oral mucosa ,medicine.symptom ,business ,General Dentistry ,Pyostomatitis vegetans ,Stomatitis ,Colectomy ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare condition characterized by pustules that affect the oral mucosa. It is consistently associated with inflammatory bowel disease and is usually resistant to treatment. We present the case of a 65-year-old white man with pyostomatitis vegetans that was associated with ulcerative colitis and adenocarcinoma of the colon. Fluocinonide gel resulted in a complete but temporary clearance of the lesions. Complete remission was achieved immediately after a total colectomy.
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- 1995
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