ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF BEHÇET DISEASE: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Behçet disease is a multisystemic syndrome with a higher incidence in men in the third decade of life. It presents with lesions in the oral cavity and genitalia and uveitis, of recurrent character. The etiology is unknown, but the hypotheses are based on crossover and viral antigen mutation. This wo...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 130; no. 3; p. e144
Main Authors SIQUEIRA, VIVIANE S., FILHO, JOSÉ FERREIRA DE MENEZES, RIBEIRO, ANA LÚCIA ROSELINO, LOURENÇO, RICHARDSON GABRIEL DA SILVA, ALVARENGA, MILENA SOARES DE
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LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.09.2020
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Summary:Behçet disease is a multisystemic syndrome with a higher incidence in men in the third decade of life. It presents with lesions in the oral cavity and genitalia and uveitis, of recurrent character. The etiology is unknown, but the hypotheses are based on crossover and viral antigen mutation. This work aims to present the clinical characteristics of Behçet disease and how to minimize the complications that occur in the oral cavity. A 24-year-old male patient attended the stomatology clinic, complaining of lesions on the lower lip. During the clinical examination, bilateral ulcerated lesions were observed in the lower lip and in the lingual region of the retromolar trigone. An excisional biopsy of 1 of the lip lesions was performed and referred for anatomopathologic examination. The result confirmed the clinical suspicion. Considering the clinical characteristics of the abovementioned disease, it is concluded that dentistry plays a fundamental role in the diagnosis.
ISSN:2212-4403
2212-4411
DOI:10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.163