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Karagoz G, Bektas-Kayhan K, Unur M. Desquamative gingivitis: A review. J Istanb Univ Fac Dent 2016; 50:54-60. [PMID: 28955567 PMCID: PMC5573533 DOI: 10.17096/jiufd.57228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Desquamative gingivitis (DG) is characterized by
the erythematous gingiva, desquamation and erosion
of the gingival epithelium, and blister formation. It is
a common clinical manifestation in several diseases.
Contact allergic reactions to various oral hygiene
products and chemical agents have also been reported
to represent as DG. The management of DG has been
a major problem, largely because the etiology of the
disease has been elusive. In this paper, we aimed to
review the current literature on the pathogenesis,
diagnosis management and prognosis of DG.
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- Gizem Karagoz
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
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Gupta S, Jawanda MK. Oral Lichen Planus: An Update on Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Management. Indian J Dermatol 2015; 60:222-9. [PMID: 26120146 PMCID: PMC4458931 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.156315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The mouth is a mirror of health or disease, a sentinel or early warning system. The oral cavity might well be thought as a window to the body because oral manifestations accompany many systemic diseases. In many instances, oral involvement precedes the appearance of other symptoms or lesions at other locations. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic mucocutaneous disorder of stratified squamous epithelium of uncertain etiology that affects oral and genital mucous membranes, skin, nails, and scalp. LP is estimated to affect 0.5% to 2.0% of the general population. This disease has most often been reported in middle-aged patients with 30-60 years of age and is more common in females than in males. The disease seems to be mediated by an antigen-specific mechanism, activating cytotoxic T cells, and non-specific mechanisms like mast cell degranulation and matrix metalloproteinase activation. A proper understanding of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis of the disease becomes important for providing the right treatment. This article discusses the prevalence, etiology, clinical features, oral manifestations, diagnosis, complications and treatment of oral LP.
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- Sonia Gupta
- Department of Oral Pathology, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Golpura, Barwala, Punjab, India
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Di Zenzo G, Carrozzo M, Chan LS. Urban legend series: mucous membrane pemphigoid. Oral Dis 2013; 20:35-54. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.12193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- G Di Zenzo
- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory; Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata; IDI-IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Department of Oral Medicine; Centre for Oral Health Research; Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Department of Dermatology and Immunology/Microbiology; University of Illinois College of Medicine; Chicago IL USA
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Canto AMD, Müller H, Freitas RRD, Santos PSDS. Oral lichen planus (OLP): clinical and complementary diagnosis. An Bras Dermatol 2011; 85:669-75. [PMID: 21152791 DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962010000500010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lichen planus is a common disorder of the stratified squamous epithelium that affects oral and genital mucous membranes, skin, nails, and scalp. Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) affects middle-aged women and shows distribution patterns and characteristics such as white striations, white plaques or papules, erythema, blisters and erosions, and may be associated with medication and/or dental materials used by the patient. The clinical diagnosis can only be made if the disease presents classical patterns such as concomitant lesions in the oral mucosa and skin. The laboratory diagnosis is histopathologically characterized by the presence of projections of the epithelium in the form of sawtooth and Civatte bodies and allows the exclusion of dysplasia and malignancy. Direct immunofluorescence is used when there is suspicion of other diseases, such as pemphigus and pemphigoid. OLP is treated with anti-inflammatory agents, particularly topical corticosteroids; new agents and techniques have proved effective. The malignant transformation of OLP and its exact incidence remain controversial. This work aims at presenting, through literature review, the etiopathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, laboratory tests, and complications of OLP.
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Torchia D, Caproni M, Fabbri P. Linear IgA disease and desquamative gingivitis: time for inclusion in mucous membrane pemphigoid. Oral Dis 2008; 14:768-9 author reply 770. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2008.01485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Leao JC, Ingafou M, Khan A, Scully C, Porter S. Linear IgA disease and desquamative gingivitis. Oral Dis 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2008.01487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Leao JC, Ingafou M, Khan A, Scully C, Porter S. Desquamative gingivitis: retrospective analysis of disease associations of a large cohort. Oral Dis 2008; 14:556-60. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01420.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lo Russo L, Fedele S, Guiglia R, Ciavarella D, Lo Muzio L, Gallo P, Di Liberto C, Campisi G. Diagnostic Pathways and Clinical Significance of Desquamative Gingivitis. J Periodontol 2008; 79:4-24. [DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.070231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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del Valle AE, Martínez-Sahuquillo A, Padrón JRA, Urizar JMA. Two cases of linear IgA disease with clinical manifestations limited to the gingiva. J Periodontol 2003; 74:879-82. [PMID: 12887000 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.6.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Linear IgA disease (LAD) is a chronic, subepithelial blistering disease that is associated with the presence of linear deposits of IgA along the basement membrane zone. Etiopathogenic aspects of LAD are only partially known. LAD is clinically characterized by vesiculobullous skin and mucous lesions. Although more than half of LAD patients present oral mucosal lesions, there are only a few cases reported of oral lesions as the only manifestation of LAD. This study presents 2 of these uncommon cases.
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- A Eguia del Valle
- Buccal Medicine, University of the Basque Country (EHU), Vizcaya, Spain
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Femiano F, Scully C, Gombos F. Linear IgA dermatosis induced by a new angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 2003; 95:169-73. [PMID: 12582356 DOI: 10.1067/moe.2003.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A 68-year-old female patient treated with benazepril for arterial hypertension developed oral and cutaneous blistering. Biopsy of the oral and cutaneous lesions showed neutrophilic microabscesses in the mesenchymal papillae, with epitheliomesenchymal separation. Direct immunofluorescence revealed linear immunoglobulin deposits at the epithelial basement membrane zone, consisting predominantly of IgA. The histologic results supported the clinical diagnosis of drug-induced linear IgA disease. The substitution of benazepril with a beta blocker resulted in complete resolution of all mucocutaneous lesions.
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- Felice Femiano
- University of Medicine and Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom.
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BACKGROUND Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare, chronic, intraepithelial bullous disease with a potentially fatal outcome. Oral lesions are a hallmark of PV and occur in almost all cases, and represent the preliminary symptom in more than half of the patients. Gingival lesions are very common and, when solitary, often first recognized by periodontist. METHOD In the literature, gingival localization of PV are usually described as desquamative gingivitis (DG) and/or as vesiculobullous lesions of the free and attached gingiva; in our experience, early lesions only rarely appears as extensive erythema and erosions. CONCLUSIONS PV at the onset may frequently appear on gingiva as isolated blisters and/or erosions mainly located to the free gingiva, very little in extension and hardly to recognize as bullous lesions.
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- M D Mignogna
- Department of Odontostomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Dentistry, Italy.
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Affiliation(s)
- K E Bowers
- Department of Dermatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- J M Plemons
- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System, Dallas, USA
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Cohen DM, Bhattacharyya I, Zunt SL, Tomich CE. Linear IgA disease histopathologically and clinically masquerading as lichen planus. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 1999; 88:196-201. [PMID: 10468465 DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(99)70117-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In each of 2 cases reported, the patient presented with features of erosive lichen planus or lichenoid drug eruptions and an incisional biopsy taken from the patient was diagnosed histologically as lichen planus. Subsequent recurrences or exacerbations were associated with vesiculobullous lesions. Simultaneous or subsequent direct immunofluorescence studies--from the same tissue sample in one case and from a similar site in the other case--demonstrated classic features of linear IgA disease. Both patients were originally treated for lichen planus with systemic and/or topical corticosteroids with limited success. One patient was treated with sulfapyridine with minimal improvement. Both patients were subsequently treated with dapsone and demonstrated significant clinical improvement. We propose that linear IgA disease may be more common than reported in the oral cavity, inasmuch as many cases of recalcitrant lichen planus, erosive lichen planus, and lichenoid drug eruptions, especially those with a vesiculobullous component, may in reality represent linear IgA disease. We recommend that direct immunofluorescence be done in any case in which bullous lichen planus is suspected.
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- D M Cohen
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln 68583, USA
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Navarro CM, Sposto MR, Onofre MA, Scully C. Gingival lesions diagnosed as pemphigus vulgaris in an adolescent. Case report. J Periodontol 1999; 70:808-12. [PMID: 10440644 DOI: 10.1902/jop.1999.70.7.808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Desquamative gingivitis (DG) is a fairly common disorder in which the gingivae show chronic desquamation. Originally considered to be related to hormonal changes at menopause, since many of the patients are middle-aged women, DG is now recognized to be mainly a manifestation of a number of disorders ranging from vesiculobullous diseases to adverse reactions to a variety of chemicals or allergens. Desquamative gingivitis can be an important early clinical manifestation of serious systemic diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. The authors present a case that illustrates the importance of a specific diagnosis in patients with desquamative gingival lesions previously treated for 6 months as classical gingivitis. Gingival biopsy showed histologic patterns typical of pemphigus vulgaris. The patient was treated with systemic and topical corticosteroids in association with miconazole. The patient is now under control with low-dose systemic corticosteroids. Proper recognition of lesions in the oral mucosa leads, in several situations, to an early diagnosis of a systemic disease.
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- C M Navarro
- Department of Oral Diagnosis and Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry of Araraquara - UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil
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Scully C, Beyli M, Ferreiro MC, Ficarra G, Gill Y, Griffiths M, Holmstrup P, Mutlu S, Porter S, Wray D. Update on oral lichen planus: etiopathogenesis and management. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1998; 9:86-122. [PMID: 9488249 DOI: 10.1177/10454411980090010501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lichen planus (LP) is a relatively common disorder of the stratified squamous epithelia, which is, in many ways, an enigma. This paper is the consensus outcome of a workshop held in Switzerland in 1995, involving a selection of clinicians and scientists with an interest in the condition and its management. The oral (OLP) eruptions usually have a distinct clinical morphology and characteristic distribution, but OLP may also present a confusing array of patterns and forms, and other disorders may clinically simulate OLP. Lesions may affect other mucosae and/or skin. Lichen planus is probably of multifactorial origin, sometimes induced by drugs or dental materials, often idiopathic, and with an immunopathogenesis involving T-cells in particular. The etiopathogenesis appears to be complex, with interactions between and among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, but much has now been clarified about the mechanisms involved, and interesting new associations, such as with liver disease, have emerged. The management of lichen planus is still not totally satisfactory, and there is as yet no definitive treatment, but there have been advances in the control of the condition. There is no curative treatment available; immunomodulation, however, can control the condition. Based on the observed increased risk of malignant development, OLP patients should be offered regular follow-up examination from two to four times annually and asked to report any changes in their lesions and/or symptoms. Follow-up may be particularly important in patients with atrophic/ulcerative/erosive affections of the tongue, the gingiva, or the buccal mucosa. Much more research is required into the genetic and environmental aspects of lichen planus, into the premalignant potential, and into the possible associations with chronic liver, and other disorders. More clinical studies are required into the possible efficacy of immunomodulatory drugs such as pentoxifylline and thalidomide.
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- C Scully
- Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, United Kingdom
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Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Ulcerative, Erosive, and Vesiculobullous Lesions of the Oral Mucosa. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3699(20)30930-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Weinberg MA, Insler MS, Campen RB. Mucocutaneous features of autoimmune blistering diseases. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 1997; 84:517-34. [PMID: 9394385 DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(97)90269-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This review will describe adult onset mucocutaneous/autoimmune diseases that involve defects in cell-to-cell, cell-to-matrix, or cell-to-basement membrane adhesion. Included in this group are pemphigus, cicatricial pemphigoid, linear IgA bullous dermatosis, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, and bullous systemic lupus erythematous. Detection and treatment of blistering disorders that manifest early in the oral cavity may prevent widespread involvement of skin. During the past few years, targets of autoantibodies have been clarified and new targets have been identified, allowing better understanding of the pathophysiology involved in these diseases. New information about more effective regimens with fewer side effects has also been obtained, presenting new treatment options. Clinical manifestations and management of these disorders will be described as well as histopathologic, ultrastructural, and immunopathologic studies that distinguish each disorder and facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
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- M A Weinberg
- Department of Periodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, NY 10010, USA
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- R J Nisengard
- School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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Cowan CG, Lamey PJ, Walsh M, Irwin ST, Allen G, McKenna KE. Linear IgA disease (LAD): immunoglobulin deposition in oral and colonic lesions. J Oral Pathol Med 1995; 24:374-8. [PMID: 7500294 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1995.tb01202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Two cases of adult linear IgA disease (LAD) with oral and colonic involvement are presented. Oral findings, for both patients, were of widespread painful ulceration present for two to three months and diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy and direct immunofluorescence. Colonic symptoms preceded oral symptoms in both cases and a number of investigations were undertaken, including routine histological examination, which suggested either lymphocytic colitis or Crohn's disease. Immunofluorescence studies showed linear IgA deposition confined to the distal colon. These cases highlight that large bowel involvement can be a feature of linear IgA disease and for the first time demonstrate IgA deposition at that site.
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- C G Cowan
- Department of Dental Surgery, Queen's University of Belfast, N. Ireland
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Eversole LR. Immunopathology of oral mucosal ulcerative, desquamative, and bullous diseases. Selective review of the literature. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, AND ORAL PATHOLOGY 1994; 77:555-71. [PMID: 8065717 DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(94)90312-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cell/cell and cell/matrix adhesion proteins are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the mucosal lining of the oral cavity. Disease processes that destroy keratinocytes or adversely affect their adhesion to one another or to the subjacent basement membrane will result in erosions, ulcerations, and desquamations. Immunologic processes that have a deleterious effect on the integrity of the epithelial/basement membrane/submucosa complex are reviewed, and current research findings with respect to pathogenesis are discussed. In particular, T-cell-mediated hypersensitivity is involved in recurrent aphthous stomatitis and lichen planus; humoral-mediated immunity to cadherin intercellular adhesion molecules is important in the process of acantholysis in pemphigus vulgaris, and genetic defects and antibody-mediated processes give rise to junctional separation in epidermolysis bullosa and mucous membrane pemphigoid, respectively. An immune complex mechanism appears to underlie the pathogenesis of erythema multiforme.
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- L R Eversole
- Section of Diagnostic Sciences, UCLA School of Dentistry
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The orofacial manifestations of 10 non-HIV-infected children with primary defects of cell mediated immunity are reported. Oral candidiasis was observed in 80% of patients, with oral ulceration present in 50%. Other oral manifestations included enamel hypoplasia, angular stomatitis, oral purpura and recurrent herpetic infection.
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- S R Porter
- University Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, Bristol Dental School and Hospital, England
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