Sterile abscess, a rare complication of intralesional steroid in oral submucous fibrosis - Case report

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is most commonly found pre-cancerous conditions prevalent in Southeast Asian countries like India. The treatment varies from conservative to surgical depending on the stage of the disease. Significant improvement was noticed in most patients, if treated byintralesional steroids. Here, we are presenting a rare complication of sterile abscess formation after 3 weeks of intralesional corticosteroid injection for the management of grade II oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) which is very rarely reported in the literature. He was put off steroidal treatment and treated conservatively to which he responded positively.