Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: supl2

“Lupus Erythematosus Localized to Oral Cavity - A Case Report”

  • Author:
  • Amitabha Sarkar, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Pradhuman Verma, Savitha Muddaiah
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 51 to 53

Address for Correspondence: Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India

Online published on 7 December, 2011.

Abstract

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is thought to be an autoimmune disease Exclusive oral involvement is rare in LE. Here, we report a case of LE in a young male presenting as multiple lesions in the dorsal and ventral surfaces of tongue, buccal mucosa, gingiva and palate.

Keywords

Lupus erythematosus, PAS staining