Case Report
Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case which was Misdiagnosed as Stomatitis
| Naveen Chaudhary1*, Vigi Chaudhary2, Girish K. Goswami2 and Amarendra Nath Pathak2 | ||
| 1Smile and Dental Care, Nandpuri Main Market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | ||
| 2Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | ||
| Corresponding Author : | Naveen Chaudhary Smile and Dental Care, Nandpuri Main Market Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Tel: +91-9214559126 E-mail: nvnchaudhary@gmail.com |
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| Received March 13, 2014; Accepted March 27, 2014; Published March 31, 2014 | ||
| Citation: Chaudhary N, Chaudhary V, Goswami GK, Pathak AN (2014) Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case which was Misdiagnosed as Stomatitis. J Infect Dis Ther 2:136. doi:10.4172/2332-0877.1000136 | ||
| Copyright: © 2014 Chaudhary N, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | ||
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Abstract
Pemphigus vulgaris is a life- threatening chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the formation of intraepithelial blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus vulgaris initially manifests in the form of intraoral lesions which spread to other mucous membranes and the skin. The etiology of Pemphigus vulgaris is still unknown. It results from an process in which antibodies are produced against desmoglein 1 and desmoglein 3, normal components of the cell membrane of keratinocytes. Most patients are initially misdiagnosed and improperly treated for many months or even years. General practitioners and other medical professionals must be sufficiently familiar with the clinical manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris to ensure early diagnosis and treatment, as this in turn determines the prognosis and course of the disease. We are reporting a case of oral pemphigus vulgaris, a potentially chronic dermatological condition which was misdiagnosed in its earliest stage as stomatitis.
