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Kelly R Magliocca1, Sarah G Fitzpatrick2
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, 500 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
Abstract:
Immune-related disorders of the oral cavity may occur as primary disease process, secondary to systemic disease or neoplasm, or as a reaction to medications and other agents. The entities represented within this group may vary significantly by severity, clinical presentation, microscopic presentation, and special testing results. The selected immune-related conditions of the oral cavity in this article are categorized and presented by their prototypical tissue reaction patterns: vesiculobullous, including acantholytic and subepithelial separation; psoriasiform; spongiotic; and lichenoid reaction patterns.
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