Autoimmune Disease Manifestations in the Oral Cavity.
Immune-related disorders of the oral cavity may occur as primary disease process, secondary to systemic disease or neoplasm, or as a reaction to medications and other agents. The entities represented within this group may vary significantly by severity, clinical presentation, microscopic presentation, and special testing results. The selected immune-related conditions of the oral cavity in this article are categorized and presented by their prototypical tissue reaction patterns: vesiculobullous, including acantholytic and subepithelial separation; psoriasiform; spongiotic; and lichenoid reaction patterns.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, 500 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Electronic address: kmagliocca@emory.edu.
Kelly R
KR
Magliocca
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Sarah G
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Fitzpatrick
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis
Geographic tongue; Lichen planus; Pemphigoid; Pemphigus; Pyostomatitis vegetans