Two Cases of Combined Geographic Tongue and Fissured Tongue in Generalized Pustular Psoriasis.
- Author:
Byoung Kook KIM
;
Jai Il YOUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fissured tongue;
Generalized pustular psoriasis;
Geographic tongue
- MeSH:
Glossitis, Benign Migratory*;
Humans;
Mouth Mucosa;
Psoriasis*;
Rare Diseases;
Tongue;
Tongue, Fissured*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1997;35(2):383-387
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Generalized pustular psoriasis is a rare disease, even psoriasis involving oral mucosa is very rare. There are many reports of tongue lesions in patients with psoriasis that are clinically and histologically indistinguishable from geographic tongue, and there are many reports of fissured tongue in association with psoriasis. It has been debated whether oral psoriasis exists or not, or occurs as part of generalized pustular psoriasis. We experienced two cases of combined geographic tongue and fissured tongue in patient with generalized pustular psoriasis, and report these cases with review of the literature about the oral lesions in psoriasis, geographic tongue, and fissured tongue.
