Eosinophilic Ulcer (EU) is a rare self-limiting chronic benign lesion of the oral mucosa with pathogenesis still unclear, however it may resemble malignancies, traumatic ulcerations and some infections such as deep fungal infections, tuberculosis and primary syphilis. This is a case report of a patient with EU in the lateral border of the tongue with no history of associated trauma and refracto...

Mucosal ulcers of less than 3 weeks' duration are usually identified. Lesional borders may be slightly raised, with a peripheral red halo. The center of the lesion is frequently filled with yellow to brown necrotic debris. The surface may be crusty, especially in the areas on the lips which are not continually bathed in saliva. The traumatic ulcer will often conform to the shape of the initiati...

An 81-year-old male patient presented with a large gingival ulcer of 2 months' duration. He had been taking methotrexate, a potent anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressant, for the past 50 years to treat psoriasis. A biopsy revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Epstein-Barr virus positive. Remission occurred after discontinuing the medication. Clinicians noting a non-healing ulcer in the mucosal or...

Introdução: a própolis é um produto natural que apresenta inúmeras propriedades terapêuticas, dentre elas ação cicatrizante e anti-inflamatória. Diversos estudos têm sugerido o seu emprego no manejo da mucosite oral (MO) de lesões ulceradas em mucosa bucal. A MO uma inflamação oral, resultante do tratamento quimio e/ou radioterápico. Já as aracterizam-se como distúrbio ulcerativo inflamatório d...

The antiulcer effects of different tricyclic antidepressants (trimipramine, doxepin, imipramine, and amitriptyline) in comparison with those of cimetidine, pirenzepine and omeprazole were investigated in male rats with acute gastric ulcer. Acute gastric ulcer was induced by oral administration of O. 6N HCl solution, 1 mL/rat. Pretreatment of animals with doxepin, trimipramine, amitriptylin...