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Oral submucous fibrosis and its dermatological relation.

[oral submucous fibrosis]

Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic insidious disease and is well-recognized as a premalignant condition. It is a collagen related disorder associated with betel quid chewing and characterized by progressive hyalinization of the submucosa. The oral submucous fibrosis needs to be differentiated from scleroderma showing oral manifestations, as these diseases have different pathogenesis and prognostic aspects. The patients of oral submucous fibrosis can approach the dermatologist. The aim of this article is to present concise overview of the disease and its dermatological relation.

Diseases presenting "scleroderma" symptom

  • focal myositis
  • kindler syndrome
  • malignant atrophic papulosis
  • megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome
  • oral submucous fibrosis
  • systemic capillary leak syndrome
  • werner syndrome

This symptom has already been validated