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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2019, vol. 25, issue2
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2019252.2516
Published online: 22 April 2019
Case report
J of IMAB. 2019 Apr-Jun;25(2):2516-2520
DENTAL PERSPECTIVE OF PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS – A CLINICAL CASE WITH DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT GUIDELINES
Elena Firkova
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Department of Periodontology and Oral Diseases, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV), a rare autoimmune mucocutaneous blistering disorder, has been reported with an incidence of 0.1-0.5 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide per year. It is slightly more common in women and occurs primarily in adults during the 5th or 6th decade of life. The etiology of PV is uncertain but is supposed to be mediated by circulating immunoglobulin G autoantibodies against the desmosomal cadherins, desmoglein 1 and 3. Biopsy, light microscopic examination, and additional adjuvant tests, such as immunofluorescence studies can be used to establish the diagnosis. In most cases (70-90%), the first signs of disease appear on the oral mucosa, but most patients with oral lesions are initially misdiagnosed and treated improperly for months or years. If these patients are misdiagnosed or left untreated, PV may be fatal with a mortality rate ranging from 60% to 90%. Therefore, here we discuss the basics of diagnosing and treating patients with PV and oral lesions.
Keywords: pemphigus, oral lesions, oral diagnosis, dental treatment,
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Please cite this article as: Firkova E. Dental Perspective of Pemphigus Vulgaris – A clinical case with Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines. J of IMAB. 2019 Apr-Jun;25(2):2516-2520. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2019252.2516
Correspondence to: Assoc. Prof. Elena Firkova, PhD, DDS., Department of Periodontology and Oral Diseases, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria; E-mail: elenafirkova@yahoo.com
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Received: 23 October 2018
Published online: 22 April 2019