Oral Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Oral manifestations of Crohn’s disease.

Lesion	Site(s)	Characteristics
Persistent mucosal swelling	Lips, buccal mucosa	Labial enlargement, firm to palpation, typically painless
Cobblestoning of mucosa	Buccal mucosa, vestibule	Mucosal edema with or without fissuring
Mucogingivitis	Attached gingiva, alveolar mucosa	Patchy erythematous macules or plaques with or without hyperplasia
Linear ulcerations	Vestibule, buccal mucosa, tongue, palate	Deep ulcerations with or without hyperplastic margins
Mucosal tags or polyps	Buccal mucosa, vestibule	Hyperplasia of mucosa, firm or boggy to palpation

Adapted from Kalmar [31].