Viviana Parra Izquierdo, Juan Frias-Ordoñez, Consuelo Romero-Sanchez, Julio Alvarado, Cristian Florez
CASE: Background: Metastatic Crohn's disease (MCD) is an unusual cutaneous manifestation in Crohn's disease (CD), and concomitant oral and vulvar involvement is even more unusual. It can debut with cavity lesions oral such as canker sores, ulcers, lip edema, granulomatosis, dry mouth, abscesses in the salivary ducts, erythema, gingivitis, glossitis, among others, however, simultaneous compromise with several oral lesions and so severe with loss of multiple pieces dental is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Patient in the fourth decade of life with a family history of autoimmunity who debuts with severe oral manifestations with a requirement for extraction of 14 teeth, severe gingivitis, smooth tongue and glossitis, aphthous stomatitis, ulcers, lip edema and angular cheilitis, without clear cause, and in management by the oral pathology group...
December 1, 2021: American Journal of Gastroenterology