Immunopathological aspects of oral erythema multiforme

• Main Authors: Maharani Laillyza Apriasari, Retno Pudji Rahayu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Airlangga 2009-12-01
• Series: Dental Journal: Majalah Kedokteran Gigi
• Subjects: eythema multiforme; hypersensitivity; autoimmune
• Online Access: http://e-journal.unair.ac.id/index.php/MKG/article/view/935

<span style="font-family: Tribune-Bold; font-size: 10pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><strong>Background: </strong><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>Erythema multiforme is an acute disease on the skin and mucous membrane. This lesion can erupt in mucous </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>membranes of the oral cavity. Improper and late treatment may cause Stevens Johnson syndrome which may cause patient mortality, </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>therefore proper and accurate diagnosis are needed. </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Bold; font-size: 10pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><strong>Purpose: </strong><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>The immunopathological aspect of oral erythema multiforme through </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>literature study can help us to find the definite diagnosis and to know the differential diagnosis. </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Bold; font-size: 10pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><strong>review: </strong><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>In immunopathology, minor </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>type of erythema multiforme is vasculitis caused by the immune complex hypersensitivity reaction among antigen antibodies. The </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>mayor type of erythema multiforme may appeared from autoimmune reaction and from untreated minor type of erythema multiforme. </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Bold; font-size: 10pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><strong>Conclusion: </strong><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>Immunopathological approach of erythema multiforme is important beside the clinical manifestation, histology, and the </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>differential diagnosis to find the definitive diagnosis.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>