title: Pediatric soft tissue lesions.
abstract: Soft tissue oral and perioral lesions in the pediatric population are numerous and occur in various clinical presentations. Some conditions observed in children share characteristics with adult-onset disease. Other oral lesions are limited to the pediatric population. This article focuses on the more common soft tissue manifestations in children. Rather than a comprehensive review of pediatric oral pathology, the article offers an overview of selected clinical conditions often encountered in young patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. apinto@pobox.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy