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Desquamative Gingivitis in A 13‐Year‐Old Male: Case Report
Author(s) -
Barnett M. L.,
Wittwer J. W.,
Miller R. L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1981.52.5.270
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , histopathology , dermatology , cicatricial pemphigoid , pemphigoid , pathology , bullous pemphigoid , dentistry , immunology , antibody
A case is reported of “desquamative gingivitis” in a 13‐year‐old male patient. On the basis of the clinical distribution of lesions, the histopathology, and direct and indirect immunofluorescent tests, the lesions were definitively diagnosed as cicatricial pemphigoid. This case is unusual because of the age of the patient, and further illustrates the value of immunologic tests in establishing a specific diagnosis of desquamative lesions.