Gingival lesions diagnosed as pemphigus vulgaris in an adolescent. Case report

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 808-812

  Navarro, Cláudia M ^a   Sposto, Maria R ^a   Onofre, Mirian A ^a   Scully, Crispian ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gingivitis, desquamative; Hypersensitivity, chemical; Hypersensitivity, contact; Pemphigus; Skin diseases, vesiculobullous

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MICONAZOLE;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MOUTH ULCER; PATHOLOGY; PEMPHIGUS;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MICONAZOLE; ORAL ULCER; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 0033160844     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1999.70.7.808     Document Type: Article

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