Mucocutaneous Diseases

Michal Kuten-Shorrer; Reshma S Menon; Mark A Lerman

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2019.08.009

Mucocutaneous Diseases

Dent Clin North Am. 2020 Jan;64(1):139-162. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2019.08.009. Epub 2019 Oct 21.

Authors

Michal Kuten-Shorrer¹, Reshma S Menon², Mark A Lerman³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 1 Kneeland Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
² Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Reshma_menon@hsdm.harvard.edu.
³ Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 1 Kneeland Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

PMID: 31735224
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2019.08.009

Abstract

Mucocutaneous diseases affecting the oral cavity are predominantly immune mediated or inflammatory. Three of the most common and clinically significant conditions are reviewed in this article: lichen planus, pemphigus vulgaris, and mucous membrane pemphigoid. Because oral manifestations may be the first or only manifestation of mucocutaneous diseases, oral health professionals play a critical role in the early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of these conditions.

Keywords: Dermatoses; Lichen planus; Mucous membrane pemphigoid; Oral cavity; Oral mucocutaneous diseases; Pemphigus vulgaris.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Lichen Planus*
Lichen Planus, Oral*
Mouth Diseases*
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane*
Pemphigus*