Oral lichenoid reaction is a clinical entity characterized by microscopic features of hypersensitivity due to foreign body or contact reaction. It is usually presented in the cheek mucosa after chronic contact irritation from various materials used in dentistry. Amalgam restoration of tooth cavities has been used for many decades. This filling material is occasionally suspected for chronic epid...

Porokeratoses are uncommon hereditary or acquired keratinization disorders due to abnormal clones of keratinocytes in the epidermis. Porokeratoses have several clinical features which may occur simultaneously. A rare type is verrucous porokeratosis (VPK). Herein, we present a 47-year-old man with a 4-year history of perianal verrucous lesions and one year history of annular pruritic lesions on ...

background: the clinical and pathological evaluation of oral lesions are very important in this field. the purpose of this study was to assess clinico- pathological agreement on 232 cases with oral lesion s.methods: the consecutive files of 232 patients with oral lesions from pathological laboratory archives of babol dental faculty and shahid beheshti hospital were reviewed and the data include...

A 69-year-old woman with a history of colon carcinoma, cirrhosis of the liver secondary to hepatitis C, and erosive oral lichen planus presented to the dermatology clinic for therapeutic options regarding a growing ulceration on her lower lip. In the past year, the ulceration had enlarged and she had begun to develop new, painful, shallow ulcerations in the oral mucosa. In addition, she complai...

Background and Aim: High blood pressure is a common cardiovascular disease. Most cardiovascular medications have adverse oral side effects. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of oral manifestations associated with the intake of anti-hypertensive medications. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study examined 142 patients with a history of hypertension referred to D...

We describe an 8 year old boy who presented with lichen planus (LP) and minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS), and discuss the possible pathogenetic links between the two disorders. A 7 year old boy presented with anasarca for 7 days in association with skin lesions over both the lower limbs. The skin lesions were bilaterally symmetrical violaceous polygonal pruritic papules present over bot...

BACKGROUND The role of palladium and nickel sensitization in oral disease and dermatitis is not fully understood. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether sensitization to these metals was associated with exposure to dental alloys and oral and skin complaints/symptoms in a European multicentre study. METHODS In six dermatology clinics, patch tests with palladium (3% Na2 PdCl4 ; Pd = 102.0 µmol/g) ...