Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in pemphigus vulgaris: A prospective study from Turkey
| Autor: | Soner Uzun, Aslı Özçentik, Kemal Üstün, Ayşe Akman Karakaş, Özlem Daltaban, Mükerrem Hatipoğlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Delayed Diagnosis Turkey Oral cavity Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Humans In patient Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Medical treatment business.industry Pemphigus vulgaris Mouth Mucosa 030206 dentistry medicine.disease Desquamative gingivitis Natural history Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Periodontics Oral Surgery Presentation (obstetrics) business Pemphigus |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine. 49:681-686 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0714 0904-2512 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jop.13052 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND To evaluate the diagnostic patterns and factors that may influence delays in the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) with oral involvement. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective cohort study, 36 newly diagnosed PV patients with oral involvement were clinically examined and interviewed about the natural history of the oral lesions, number of medical consultations (Med consultation), medical treatment history, and diagnostic delay time (DD time). RESULTS Thirty (83%) PV patients presented initially with oral mucosal involvement (OMI) and 6 (17%) presented initially with skin involvement (SI). The mean DD time was 6.19 ± 3.82 months, and the mean number of Med consultation was 5.8 (n = 36). The means of all the parameters were significantly higher for the OMI patients than for the SI patients (P |
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