Long-standing oral ulcers: Proposal for a new 'S-C-D classification system'

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Compilato, D ^a   Cirillo, N ^b   Termine, N ^a   Kerr, A R ^c   Paderni, C ^a   Ciavarella, D ^d   Campisi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lichen planus; Oral carcinoma; Oral ulcers; Traumatic ulcer; Vesiculo bullous diseases

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID ERUPTION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; MOUTH INJURY; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL BIOPSY; ORAL NEUTROPENIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND CARCINOMA; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; VESICULAR RASH; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL ULCER; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 61349173277     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00722.x     Document Type: Review

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