TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic pathways and clinical significance of desquamative gingivitis:a review
AU - Campisi, Giuseppina
AU - Gallo, Pio Domenico
AU - Guiglia, Rosario
AU - Ciavarella, Domenico
AU - Russo, Lucio Lo
AU - Muzio, Lorenzo Lo
AU - Muzio, Lorenzo Lo
AU - Fedele, Stefano
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The term desquamative gingivitis (DG) refers to a clinical manifestation that can be caused by several disorders. Many of them are immunologically mediated; in addition to the oral cavity, they can affect extraoral mucocutaneous sites, e.g., larynx, conjunctiva, esophagus, nasal and genital mucosa, and the skin. The degree of oral, periodontal, and systemic involvement determines the overall morbidity and, sometimes, the mortality of these disorders. We comprehensively review disorders commonly associated with DG and highlight diagnostic pathways, guidelines for differential diagnosis, and oral, periodontal, and systemic implications. More rare conditions are reviewed as well. Mucous membrane pemphigoid, oral lichen planus, and pemphigus vulgaris are responsible for the majority of cases of DG. In addition, other uncommon disorders should be considered. Accurate clinical, histologic, and serologic investigations are often required to differentiate among DG-associated disorders, provide adequate therapy, and improve the prognosis of patients.
AB - The term desquamative gingivitis (DG) refers to a clinical manifestation that can be caused by several disorders. Many of them are immunologically mediated; in addition to the oral cavity, they can affect extraoral mucocutaneous sites, e.g., larynx, conjunctiva, esophagus, nasal and genital mucosa, and the skin. The degree of oral, periodontal, and systemic involvement determines the overall morbidity and, sometimes, the mortality of these disorders. We comprehensively review disorders commonly associated with DG and highlight diagnostic pathways, guidelines for differential diagnosis, and oral, periodontal, and systemic implications. More rare conditions are reviewed as well. Mucous membrane pemphigoid, oral lichen planus, and pemphigus vulgaris are responsible for the majority of cases of DG. In addition, other uncommon disorders should be considered. Accurate clinical, histologic, and serologic investigations are often required to differentiate among DG-associated disorders, provide adequate therapy, and improve the prognosis of patients.
KW - Desquamative gingivitis
KW - diagnosis
KW - erythema multiforme
KW - lichen planus
KW - pemphigoid
KW - pemphigus
KW - Desquamative gingivitis
KW - diagnosis
KW - erythema multiforme
KW - lichen planus
KW - pemphigoid
KW - pemphigus
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/18049
M3 - Article
VL - 79(1)
SP - 4
EP - 24
JO - Journal of Periodontology
JF - Journal of Periodontology
SN - 0022-3492
ER -