Journal
ORAL DISEASES
Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 1555-1560Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/odi.13872
Keywords
autoimmune diseases; bullous; pemphigoid; gingival diseases; laryngeal diseases; skin diseases
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The study aimed to evaluate upper aerodigestive tract involvement in patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid associated with desquamative gingivitis, finding a significant association between symptoms, high oral disease activity score, and linear IgA deposition with upper aerodigestive tract lesions.
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of upper aerodigestive tract involvement in patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid associated with desquamative gingivitis. Subjects and Methods. Data from 25 patients were collected by retrospective chart review. Their upper aerodigestive had been evaluated using a conventional flexible fiberscope. Oral disease activity was quantified on the basis of the Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Disease Area Index activity score. Results Lesions of the upper aerodigestive tract were confirmed in nine symptomatic patients (9/25, 36%), of which five (5/25, 20%) had laryngeal involvement. No lesions were seen in the asymptomatic patients on fiberscope examination. There was a statistically significant difference in the symptoms, high oral disease activity score, and linear IgA deposition on direct immunofluorescence between patients with and without upper aerodigestive tract lesions (p = .001, .001, .002, respectively). Conclusion The high frequency of considerable complications highlights the importance of confirming the presence of upper aerodigestive tract involvement in patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid having desquamative gingivitis. Signs including the presence of symptoms, high oral disease activity score, or linear IgA deposition on direct immunofluorescence might indicate a higher risk of upper aerodigestive tract involvement.
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