Oral Pemphigus treated with minipulse therapy.

  • Kundoor Vinay Kumar Reddy Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India.
  • Kotya Naik Maloth Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India.
  • Tejaswini Meesala Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India.
  • Moni Thakur Dept. of oral and maxillofacial pathology, Mamata dental college, Khammam, Telangana, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2018.087

Abstract

Pemphigus is a chronic potentially fatal autoimmune disorder that causes blisters and erosions of the skin and oral mucous membrane. Most of the cases present oral manifestations as the first clinical sign along with dermal lesions. Only 0.5 to 3.2 of cases are reported each year per 1,000,000 population with oral manifestations without dermal participation, and is at times difficult to diagnose. We report a case of oral pemphigus vulgaris in a 20 year old female patient without dermal manifestations treated with oral mini pulse therapy.

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Published
2018-12-18
How to Cite
REDDY, Kundoor Vinay Kumar et al. Oral Pemphigus treated with minipulse therapy.. Journal of Oral Research, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 9, p. 368-372, dec. 2018. ISSN 0719-2479. Available at: <https://www.joralres.com/index.php/JOralRes/article/view/joralres.2018.087>. Date accessed: 20 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2018.087.
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Cases

Keywords

autoimmune diseases, blister, pulse therapy, pemphigus. Enfermedades autoinmunes; ampolla, terapia de pulso; pénfigo

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