Oral psoriasis: an atypical case
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Psoriasis is a chronic cutaneous inflammatory disease. We describe the case of a 60-year-old woman presenting both general psoriasis and oral erythemato-erosive lesions. History and histopathology of the lesions tend to prouve a link with her general psoriasis. Local applications of betamethasone provides rapid improvement of the symptomatology. Oral lesions of psoriasis are rare and controversial. There is some evidences that fissurated or geographic tongue present a statistical correlation with skin psoriasis. Our case present unusual features which were never described so far and that could be source of misdiagnosis. Résumé – Psoriasis buccal : présentation d’un cas atypique. Le psoriasis est une pathologie inflammatoire cutanée chronique. Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente de 60 ans atteinte d'un psoriasis et présentant des lésions buccales érythémato-érosives. L’histoire et l’histopathologique des lésions buccales évoquent fortement un lien avec le psoriasis cutané. Le traitement local par betamethasone a induit une amélioration clinique significative. Les lésions buccales du psoriasis sont rares et controversées. Certains indices sont en faveur d'un lien statistique entre la langue géographique ou plicaturée et le psoriasis. Le cas rapporté présente certaines caractéristiques inhabituelles qui pourraient être source d'erreur diagnostique. Mots clés : psoriasis / manifestations buccales / ulcérations buccales / stomatite
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تاریخ انتشار 2011