Mucous membrane plasmacytosis: a case report and review of the literature.
Mucous membrane plasmacytosis is a rare, idiopathic condition consisting of a dense plasma-cell infiltrate of the mucous membranes. Zoon first described a plasma-cell infiltrate occurring on the glans penis and plasmacytosis involving other body orifices have been reported under a variety of different terms. White et al. simplified the terminology by suggesting all plasma-cell infiltrates of the mucous membranes of body orifices be termed plasma-cell orificial mucositis. The differential diagnoses and treatment for mucous membrane plasmacytosis are summarized. A middle-aged female with an unusual plasma-cell proliferation disorder of the upper aerodigestive tract is reported for its rarity.
BDC Research Centre, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Rakesh
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Bharti
Denise R
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Smith
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015618:Histiocytosis, Sinus / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents