Psoriasis of the hard palate

Levin, Harry L.

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(54)90028-6

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“…[10,16] In addition, involvement of both upper and lower lips, hard and soft palate, buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth, and edentulous maxillary ridge have been observed. [17][18][19][20] Oral psoriasis can involve any part of the oral mucosa and clinical features are somewhat understated.…”

Section: Oral Manifestations In Psoriasismentioning

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Oral psoriasis: A diagnostic dilemma

Khan

Zaheer

Gupta

2013

European Journal of General Dentistry

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Psoriasis is a chronic, genetically linked, scaly, and inflammatory disease of the skin. Oral manifestations of psoriasis are rare and are often difficult to diagnose. A 35-year-old female presented with gum bleeding, chronic irritation, intolerance to salt and spicy food, and frequent occurrence of painful mouth ulcers with a fissured tongue. Examination of the oral cavity showed desquamations on the buccal mucosa with pedunculated and exophytic growths and also slight gingival enlargements in the anterior segment. The exophytic growths along with gingival enlargement were excised and sent for histopathological examination, which revealed them to be psoriasis. Oral psoriasis is a rare entity and might be confused with other oral mucous membrane dermatoses; hence, it should be considered under differential diagnosis of oral mucous membrane disorders and confirmed histopathologically.

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