Abstract
Crohn's disease is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disorder that is often accompanied by oral symptoms. We herein report a case of Crohn's disease that initially occurred as gingival swelling. A 63-year-old woman complained of gingival swelling and was referred to our clinic. During the disease course, Behcet's disease was denied despite the development aphthous ulcers and erythema nodosum. Thereafter, abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss were observed, and Crohn's disease was subsequently diagnosed by endoscopy. Because oral symptoms may precede Crohn's disease, it is important to include this possibility in the differential diagnosis when encountering patients presenting with oral swelling and ulcerative lesions.
