Oral Dermatological Conditions: A Clinical Study

Abstract

Oral cavity consists of a small vestibule and a larger oral cavity proper. A wide number of dermatological conditions can affect the oral cavity. The clinical characteristics of the same were studied in patients attending departments of Dermatology/ENT Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun. To delineate and identify the various patterns of oral dermatological conditions in this part of the country. One hundred and fifty patients were included in the study having oral lesions irrespective of age, sex and duration. Clinical examination including cutaneous examination and simple investigations like routine blood, urine, stool, blood sugar, KOH mount and scraping, Tzanck test, and on certain cases biopsy were carried out. Out of 11,840 patients attending Dermatology/ENT OPD, HIMS, Dehradun from April 2008 to March 2009, 150 patients were having various disorders with oral manifestations. The incidence of oral cavity dermatoses in this study was 1.26%, male to female ratio was 2:3. (Out of 150 patients, 60 were males and 90 were females). Aphthous ulcer (28.57%) and pemphigus vulgaris (26.60%) formed the major bulk of patients followed by SLE (17.02%), oral candidiasis (16.07%), DLE (13.83%), lichen planus (12.77%) and others.

Oral mucosal disorders of inpatients with mucocutaneous diseases from Khartoum, Sudan

“…The current study supported evidence from similar reports Suliman et al. (2011) and Roy and Varshney (2013) that pemphigus was the most common reported MCD, and the estimated frequency in this study for pemphigus was 47.3%. However, this finding is contrary to other studies Holsen and Johannessen (2006), Rameshkumar et al.…”

“…Consistent with literature (Gonçalves et al, 2010; Roy & Varshney, 2013), the current study indicated that females were more affected than males with a ratio of [2:1]; similarly, other studies (Amen et al., 2015; Babu et al., 2015; Cury et al, 2014) showed female predilection but not the same ratio.…”

“…Mucocutaneous diseases (MCDs) are group of predominantly immune‐mediated disorders that can affect the skin as well as the mucosa, including oral mucosa (Bagan, Muzio, & Scully, 2005; Bermejo‐Fenoll & López‐Jornet, 2004; Schifter, Yeoh, Coleman, & Georgiou, 2010). Some of these diseases manifest with both dermal and oral lesions, others manifest with dermal only, and the rest manifest with oral only (Gonçalves, Bezerra Júnior, & Cruz, 2010; Roy & Varshney, 2013; Suliman, Åstrøm, Ali, Salman, & Johannessen, 2011; Suliman, Johannessen, Ali, Salman, & Åstrøm, 2012).…”

The Use of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) Biomarkers in Forensic Investigation: A Suggested Approach

“…The oral cavity is a mirror reflecting the existing illness of different human body parts. A wide number of dermatological conditions can be manifested orally [1]. Dermatoses have frequently been reported with different frequencies in the oral cavity [1].…”

“…A wide number of dermatological conditions can be manifested orally [1]. Dermatoses have frequently been reported with different frequencies in the oral cavity [1]. One of the most important concerns about systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is the presence of oral lesions, which is one of its diagnostic criteria [2].…”