title: Geographic stomatitis: report of 6 cases.
abstract: The macro- and microscopic appearance and results of microbiologic and immunohistochemical investigations in six patients with geographic stomatitis are described. On the background of similarities in both the clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical findings it is felt that psoriasis and stomatitis geographica are related lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Espelid
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Johannessen
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Leira
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004890:Erythema / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000473:pathology; D005929:Glossitis, Benign Migratory / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000473:pathology; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000473:pathology*