Prevalence of Oral Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Referred to Shahid Mohammadi Hospital in 2018 - 2019

Background: The oral mucosa is damaged in a significant percentage of patients with lupus, the main lesions being ulcers, erythematous lesions, and discoid lesions. prevalence these estimated to vary from 9% 45% systemic disease 3% 20% local skin disease. Objectives: One symptoms lupus its manifestations. Therefore, we decided conduct study investigate manifestations referred Shahid Mohammadi Hospital Bandar Abbas. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, recorded information Abbas 2018 2019 was reviewed. All enrolled met American College Rheumatology criteria for classifying lupus. Recorded information, including demographic characteristics various clinical manifestations, after examining patients. Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software. Results: A total 76 studied. Of them, 23 (30.2%) males, 53 (69.8%) females. mean age participants 6.1 ± 42.9. most common site lesion lip area (36 patients), followed by buccal (22 hard palate (14 dorsal surface tongue (four patients). majority wounds individuals), white red (20 non-cleansing (12 (eight individuals). Conclusions: Oral are usually first signs For reason, dentists have an important role play diagnosing emerging autoimmune diseases. Ulcers prevalent according lips location. As result, erythematosus, two findings should be given greater importance than others.