Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in pemphigus vulgaris: A prospective study from Turkey
Background To evaluate the diagnostic patterns and factors that may influence delays in the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) with oral involvement. Materials and Methods In this prospective cohort study, 36 newly diagnosed PV patients with oral involvement were clinically examined and interviewe...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of oral pathology & medicine 2020-08, Vol.49 (7), p.681-686 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
To evaluate the diagnostic patterns and factors that may influence delays in the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) with oral involvement.
Materials and Methods
In this prospective cohort study, 36 newly diagnosed PV patients with oral involvement were clinically examined and interviewed about the natural history of the oral lesions, number of medical consultations (Med consultation), medical treatment history, and diagnostic delay time (DD time).
Results
Thirty (83%) PV patients presented initially with oral mucosal involvement (OMI) and 6 (17%) presented initially with skin involvement (SI). The mean DD time was 6.19 ± 3.82 months, and the mean number of Med consultation was 5.8 (n = 36). The means of all the parameters were significantly higher for the OMI patients than for the SI patients (P |
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ISSN: | 0904-2512 1600-0714 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jop.13052 |