title: Evaluation and management of oral lesions in the emergency department.
abstract: This article reviews the emergency diagnosis and treatment of oral lesions. It presents a framework for developing a differential diagnosis based on the color of the lesions, describes emergency department interventions, and identifies pitfalls for the emergency physician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. alisagibson@umem.org
authors.forename: Alisa M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sommerkamp
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy