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Oral lichen sclerosus: a rare case and update
- Source :
- 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
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- eScholarship, University of California, 2019.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- 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
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- 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
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3e7ebaf6c48048b329a01b4ace4d4645