Thornhill M H, Zakrzewska J M, Gilkes J J
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, England.
J Oral Pathol Med. 1992 Mar;21(3):128-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1992.tb00996.x.
Pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare condition of the mouth frequently associated with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. It is characterized by miliary abscesses and superficial erosions affecting a hyperplastic, soft and friable oral mucosa. Three cases are presented here and used as a basis for reviewing the literature and discussing the differential diagnosis, etiology and treatment of this unusual condition.
