Diagnosis and treatment of oral lichen sclerosus in a pediatric patient

Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disease, which rarely affects the oral mucosa. Here, we describe the occurrence of oral lichen sclerosus with gingival destruction in a 12‐year‐old female patient. After diagnostic confirmation by histopathology, intralesional injection of cortico...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric dermatology 2019-11, Vol.36 (6), p.978-979
Hauptverfasser:	Simonato, Luciana Estevam, Tomo, Saygo, Pereira, Débora Lima, Almeida, Oslei Paes, Vargas, Pablo Agustin, Miyahara, Glauco Issamu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autoimmune diseases Case reports Child Corticosteroids Female gingival recession Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Inflammation Inflammatory diseases Injections, Intralesional lichen sclerosus et atrophicus Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus - drug therapy Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus - pathology Medical diagnosis Mouth Mouth Diseases - drug therapy Mouth Diseases - pathology Mucosa oral lichen sclerosus Patients Pediatrics Remission Skin diseases Steroids Triamcinolone Acetonide - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disease, which rarely affects the oral mucosa. Here, we describe the occurrence of oral lichen sclerosus with gingival destruction in a 12‐year‐old female patient. After diagnostic confirmation by histopathology, intralesional injection of corticosteroid was performed, producing satisfactory remission of the lesion.
ISSN:	0736-8046 1525-1470
DOI:	10.1111/pde.13894