FACTITIOUS ULCER OF THE ORAL MUCOSA: REPORT OF 2 RARE CASES AND MANAGEMENT

Self-induced lesions or factitious ulcer of the mouth can be manifestation of unusual or aggressive oral habits or an emotional disorder. Here, we report 2 rare cases of difficult management of factitious ulcer. The first was an 18-year-old male patient who was a former alcohol, tobacco, marijuana,...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 130; no. 3; p. e157
Main Authors SILVA, WESLAY RODRIGUES DA, OLIVEIRA, PATRÍCIA TEIXEIRA DE, MEDEIROS, ANA MIRYAM COSTA DE, GALVÃO, HÉBEL CAVALCANTI, QUEIROZ, LÉLIA MARIA GUEDES, VARGAS, YAILIT DEL CARMEN MARTINEZ, SILVEIRA, ÉRICKA JANINE DANTAS DA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.09.2020
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Summary:Self-induced lesions or factitious ulcer of the mouth can be manifestation of unusual or aggressive oral habits or an emotional disorder. Here, we report 2 rare cases of difficult management of factitious ulcer. The first was an 18-year-old male patient who was a former alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine user referred to the stomatology service because of lateral tongue lesion because the lesion itched and burned. The second occurred in a 10-year-old male patient who was taken to service because of a lip injury. The patients had the lesions treated but presented recurrence; biopsy specimen revealed a chronic inflammatory process. Systemic and local alterations that justified the ulcerations were investigated but were not found. Low-level laser therapy was performed for the 2 patients. The clinical follow-up, clinical history, and histopathologic aspects for the lesions were of great importance, and diagnosis was chronic wound by self-inflicted thermal injury.
ISSN:2212-4403
2212-4411
DOI:10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.226