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Nathan Sobel, M.D.; Maurice J. Costello, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;73(2):174-176.

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Leucoplakia Buccalis (Congenital?). Presented by DR. ADRIAN BRODEY.

N. L., a woman aged 26, has been suffering from an eruption of the mouth and lips since infancy. The exact age of onset is unknown, and the condition may have been congenital. Histopathologic examination at Presbyterian Hospital, New York, when the patient was 7 years old, was "negative." The disease has been characterized by constant exfoliation of the buccal mucosa and lips. This has been annoying, and painful when fissures occur. There has been no treatment, and no noteworthy changes over the years. Local irritation from dentures or smoking has been absent.

Examination on Feb. 12, 1955, revealed superficial, white, loosely adherent plaques of the buccal surfaces and vermilion borders of the lips. The sides of the tongue were similarly involved.

The regimen prescribed consists of a mouth wash, high dosage of multivitamins, supplemented with vitamin B complex and crude . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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