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LICHEN SCLEROSUS IN THE ORAL MUCOSA: A RARE FORM OF PRESENTATION
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Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Oral Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. Sector of Dermatology and Postgraduate Course.
Abstract
Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin, which affects mostly women in the fifth and sixth decades of life, but can also occur in men and children. The involvement of the oral mucosa alone or together with other forms of presentation is extremely rare, requiring a differential diagnosis with other diseases of the oral cavity, particularly lichen planus. There are less than 30 cases of lichen sclerosus in the oral mucosa described in the literature and there are no reports on malignant transformation so far. We describe a patient with skin, oral and genital lesions of lichen sclerosus.
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