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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2014; 3(02): 167-169
DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.134854
Case Report

Oral vesiculobullous lesions: Consider the platelets

Clare Steel
Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rotherham General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
,
Lorna Mann
Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rotherham General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
,
Richard Crosher
1   Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rotherham General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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Abstract

Oral vesiculobullous lesions or “blood blisters” can be found on a routine dental examination and may have many causes. Trauma is often the first diagnosis followed by a variety of bullous conditions, such as pemphigus and pemphigoid. Using a case report, we highlight the other, more serious, possibility of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) to raise awareness to the General Dental Practitioners and the need for prompt treatment.

Keywords

Oral medicine - oral mucosa - oral trauma


Publication History

Article published online:
01 November 2021

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