An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen Planus

Superficial mucoceles, a rare variant of the mucocele occurring simultaneously with oral lichen planus, are uncommon. This report introduces a case of multiple superficial mucoceles developing with oral lichen planus in a 76-year-old Thai female and provides information to avoid misdiagnosis and ove...

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Main Authors: Dulyapong Rungraungrayabkul, Puangwan Lapthanasupkul, Naruemon Panpradit, Nis Okuma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2143829
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description Superficial mucoceles, a rare variant of the mucocele occurring simultaneously with oral lichen planus, are uncommon. This report introduces a case of multiple superficial mucoceles developing with oral lichen planus in a 76-year-old Thai female and provides information to avoid misdiagnosis and over-management of this lesion. Pathogenesis and clinicopathological characteristics of this phenomenon are also discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-cc210c25d65a45e98c2bbfaf080500ef2025-08-20T02:19:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552021-01-01202110.1155/2021/21438292143829An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen PlanusDulyapong Rungraungrayabkul0Puangwan Lapthanasupkul1Naruemon Panpradit2Nis Okuma3Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yothi Rd. Rajthewee, Bangkok, 10400, ThailandDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yothi Rd. Rajthewee, Bangkok, 10400, ThailandDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yothi Rd. Rajthewee, Bangkok, 10400, ThailandDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yothi Rd. Rajthewee, Bangkok, 10400, ThailandSuperficial mucoceles, a rare variant of the mucocele occurring simultaneously with oral lichen planus, are uncommon. This report introduces a case of multiple superficial mucoceles developing with oral lichen planus in a 76-year-old Thai female and provides information to avoid misdiagnosis and over-management of this lesion. Pathogenesis and clinicopathological characteristics of this phenomenon are also discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2143829
spellingShingle Dulyapong Rungraungrayabkul
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Case Reports in Dentistry
title An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen Planus
title_full An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen Planus
title_fullStr An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen Planus
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen Planus
title_short An Unusual Presentation of Multiple Superficial Mucoceles Occurring with Oral Lichen Planus
title_sort unusual presentation of multiple superficial mucoceles occurring with oral lichen planus
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