Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Report With Review of Literature.
| Autor: | Albagieh H; Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU., Alhamid RF; Department of Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU., Alharbi AS; Department of Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Nov 15; Vol. 15 (11), pp. e48839. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 15 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.48839 |
| Abstrakt: | Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease that is characterized by mucocutaneous blister formation resulting in painful erosions. The autoantibody immunoglobulin (Ig) G directed toward glycoproteins desmoglein (Dsg) 3 and desmoglein 1 is the main underlying mechanism behind PV leading to intraepithelial clefting and bulla formation. Patients usually present with oral ulcers causing severe pain and dysphagia that can be misdiagnosed as erythema multiforme (EM) or viral infections. The diagnostic process requires the correlation between clinical, histopathological, and immunopathological findings. Systemic and/or local corticosteroids are considered the cornerstone therapy of PV cases. This article describes a case of a 42-year-old male patient who presented in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology with chronic oral ulcers that were diagnosed with PV and treated using systemic corticosteroids. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Albagieh et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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