[Difficult diagnosis for a lingual ulceration. Wegener granulamotosis]

Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 2002 Nov;103(5):304-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Making the correct diagnosis for a lingual ulceration can be difficult. We present the case of a 55-year-old man, alcoholic and smoker who presented with a single lingual ulceration. The initial diagnosis suggested a cell-squamed carcinoma but histological examination revealed a Wegener Granulomatosis. Wegener Granulomatosis in the oral cavity is found in 6-13% of cases but rarely primary sign of the disease. The authors review differential diagnosis that should be taken into consideration when presented with similar lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / complications
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Oral Ulcer / pathology*
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Tongue Diseases / pathology*