White Sponge Nevus: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

White sponge nevus is a rare benign autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance. It is characterized by asymptomatic white plaques affecting mainly the oral mucosa. Careful clinical and histopathological examination is indicated to exclude other more serious conditions presenting as oral wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta medica Iranica 2017-08, Vol.55 (8), p.533-535
Hauptverfasser: Sobhan, Mohammadreza, Alirezaei, Pedram, Farshchian, Mahmood, Eshghi, Gholamreza, Ghasemi Basir, Hamid Reza, Khezrian, Leila
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Zusammenfassung:White sponge nevus is a rare benign autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance. It is characterized by asymptomatic white plaques affecting mainly the oral mucosa. Careful clinical and histopathological examination is indicated to exclude other more serious conditions presenting as oral white lesions. Herein, we present a new case of oral white sponge nevus in a 17-year-old Iranian male with no familial background.
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694