title: Oral psoriasis-a diagnostic dilemma: a report of two cases and a review of the literature.
abstract: Whether psoriasis can manifest itself in the oral mucosa has been a matter of debate for many years. If an oral version of psoriasis exists, most researchers regard this manifestation as rare. The present report describes two patients who presented with lesions possibly related to cutaneous psoriasis. One patient had patchy erythematous lesions on the gingiva, and one had serpiginous lesions in the hard palate. We discuss these cases in relation to the existing literature, with special emphasis on the clinical and histopathologic criteria for the diagnosis of oral psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: ulf.mattsson@liv.se.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mattsson
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Warfvinge
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jontell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis*