Oral Cues to Disease
Match the diagnosis to the photo by letter
a. Thrombocytopenia purpura
b. Systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus
c. Crohn disease
d. Pemphigus vulgaris
Photos were originally published in J Fam Pract. 2015;64(7):392-399.
Answers to last month’s “Picture This” (Clinician Reviews. 2017;27[8]:21): 1a, 2d, 3b, 4c.
3. A 26-year-old woman presents with fever and fatigue, as well as arthralgia in her hands. Upon examination, she has a malar rash and lichenoid inflammation of the buccal mucosa. She has a family history of autoimmune disorders.
Diagnosis: Oral findings suggestive of systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus may greatly resemble those of oral lichen planus.
For more information, see “Oral lesions you can’t afford to miss.” J Fam Pract. 2015;64(7):392-399.
