Oral manifestations of morphea en plaque: Case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an inflammatory disease that leads to sclerosis of the skin and underlying tissues due to excessive collagen deposition. Its etiology remains elusive. Morphea also affects oral and perioral tissues, the most common clinical manifestations being facial skin and tongue rigidity. Below, we present a case of morphea with oral manifestations.

Case presentation

A 17-year-old patient was referred to our department of oral surgery by her dermatologist for possible oral morphea involvement. She presented pigmented skin lesions involving the right labial-chin region. On palpation, the skin of her perioral was sclerotic. the panoramic radiograph showed a shortening of the roots of the 46/47 with a developmental delay of the 48 compared

SUBMITTER: Mainassara Chekaraou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515241 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature