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ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP2021

Traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia: A puzzle.

Bhagirathi D Lakkam, Madhusudan Astekar, Shakir Alam, Adeeba Saleem

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Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Eosinophils and the Head and Neck.Head and neck pathology · 2025
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  3. Article
  4. Eosinophils in Oral Disease: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 authors.

Bhagirathi D LakkamDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sri Sai Krupa Dental Clinic, Gulburga, Karnataka, India.
Madhusudan AstekarDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bareilly International University, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shakir AlamDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bareilly International University, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Adeeba SaleemDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Bareilly International University, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia (TUGSE) is an ulcerative condition of the oral mucosa amid a chronic course and delayed healing. It is a reactive lesion that usually affects the tongue. TUGSE is a rare mucosal lesion to aid as an ulcer or an indurated submucosal mass and might cause diagnostic problems as it mimics a traumatic or neoplastic ulcer. However, chronic irritation from traumatic agents is well thought out to be a major initiating aspect. Histopathologically, it is categorized by an eosinophilic inflammatory infiltrate penetrating into the underlying muscle. It is significant to make out this mucosal lesion as it mimics malignant ulcers; the condition tends to resolve on its own. Thus, attentiveness of this entity is imperative to emphasize the accurate diagnosis of indurated ulcerated lesions and convey suitable and effective treatment. The present case highlights the clinical aspects, etiopathogenesis and histopathology of this unusual lesion.

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Anatomic pathologyeosinophilic ulcerhead and neckhematologytraumatic ulcer

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PMCPMC8123250

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