Leukoedema of the Tongue in a Renal Failure Patient.
10.5021/ad.1992.4.1.49
- Author:
Ki Beom PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leukoedema;
Chronic renal failure
- MeSH:
Edema;
Epithelial Cells;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Oral Hygiene;
Parakeratosis;
Renal Insufficiency*;
Tongue*;
Young Adult
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1992;4(1):49-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A 20-year-old man with chronic renal failure had a whitish smooth plaque on his tongue. Due to his long standing illness, he had poor oral hygiene. Histopathologic examination showed marked epithelial thickening with parakeratosis and intracellular edema in the prickle cell layer. PAS staining revealed increased amounts of PAS-positive materials in the pale epithelial cells. His tongue lesion persisted during his hospital course.
