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Plasma cell mucositis: a review and case report
Author(s) -
Smith M. E.,
Crighton A. J.,
Chisholm D. M.,
Mountain R. E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1999.tb02021.x
Subject(s) - mucositis , connective tissue , oral cavity , pathology , plasma cell , medicine , cell , dermatology , biology , surgery , dentistry , chemotherapy , genetics , bone marrow
The simultaneous involvement of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and upper aerodigestive tract by lesions characterised clinically by an intensely erythematous, lobulated surface and histologically by a dense connective tissue in‐ Key words: plasma cell mucositis filtrate composed of non‐neoplastic plasma cells may be called plasma cell mucositis. We present a review of the literature, consisting of 14 cases, outlining the Malvin Smith, Unit of Oral Medicine and multifocal site distribution, chronicity and systemic background that distin‐ Surgery, Dental School, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 4HR, Scotland guish this entity and report a single case with confirmation of the polyclonal nature of the plasma cell infiltrate using gene rearrangement studies.