Oral lichen sclerosus: a rare case and update
Autor: | Lélia Maria Guedes Queiroz, Mariana Carvalho Xerez, Yailit Del Carmen Martinez Vargas, Rani Iani Costa Gonçalo, Hianne Cristinne De Morais Medeiros, Hellen Bandeira de Pontes Santos |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Biopsy Mucocutaneous zone oral lichen sclerosus oral cavity oral mucosa Dermatology Lichen sclerosus Oral lichen sclerosus 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Atrophy stomatognathic system Rare case medicine Humans Leukoplakia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mouth Mucosa Oral mucosal lesions General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease stomatognathic diseases Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus Chronic Disease Female Mouth Diseases business |
Zdroj: | Gonçalo, Rani Iani Costa; Vargas, Yailit Del Carmen Martinez; Medeiros, Hianne Cristinne de Morais; Xerez, Mariana Carvalho; Santos, Hellen Bandeira de Pontes; & Queiroz, Lélia Maria Guedes. (2019). Oral lichen sclerosus: a rare case and update. Dermatology Online Journal, 25(4). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5g45g3f6 |
Popis: | Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease that often affects the anogenital area; oral mucosal lesions are extremely rare. A 52-year-old woman presented for evaluation of an 8-year history of a persistent whitish plaque in the buccal mucosa. Intraoral examination revealed multiple elevated whitish plaques diffusely distributed in the buccal mucosa associated with an area of tissue atrophy. Although both leukoplakia and lichen planus were considered, incisional biopsy and later, full excision confirmed the histopathological diagnosis of oral LS. After 6 months of follow-up, there are no clinical signs of relapse. This case highlights the importance of clinical and histopathological findings for the correct diagnosis and treatment of oral LS. |
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