Open AccessOral melanoacanthoma: A rare case of diffuse oral pigmentation
Author(s) -
Anish Gupta,
Purshotam Nainani,
B. N. Upadhyay,
Pratibha Kavle
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.102514
Subject(s) - oral cavity , histopathology , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , medicine , lesion , dermatology , immunohistochemistry , radiology , dentistry
The clinical presentation of diffuse pigmentation can be alarming to the patient as well as the clinician. A histopathologic examination of a pigmented lesion is necessary in most of the cases in the oral cavity. Oral melanoacanthoma is a very rare diffuse pigmentation with no specific treatment required. It shows increased number of dendritic melanocytes in an acanthotic epithelium. We present a rare case of diffuse pigmentation in the oral cavity whose diagnosis was done on the basis of clinical presentation and histopathology. Also immunohistochemistry was done.