A patient comes to u with an ill defined, irregularly shaped gingival erosions which are painful and are of short duration, a few months later skin lesions were also noticed, on histopathological examination Tzanck cells were found, probable diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: Pemphigus Vulgaris.
Description: Oral manifestations:
Oral lesions common and precede skin lesions by months
Intact bullae are rare; patients usually present with ill-defined, irregularly shaped, gingival, buccal, palatal erosions, which are painful and slow to heal
Erosions extend peripherally with shedding of the epithelium.
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Pathology
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