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Published in: BMC Dermatology 1/2004

Open Access 01-12-2004 | Research article

Tongue lesions in psoriasis: a controlled study

Authors: Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Homayoon Moslehi, Maryam Akhyani, Marjan Etesami

Published in: BMC Dermatology | Issue 1/2004

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Abstract

Background

Our objective was to study tongue lesions and their significance in psoriatic patients.

Methods

The oral mucosa was examined in 200 psoriatic patients presenting to Razi Hospital in Tehran, Iran, and 200 matched controls.

Results

Fissured tongue (FT) and benign migratory glossitis (BMG) were the two most frequent findings. FT was seen more frequently in psoriatic patients (n = 66, 33%) than the control group (n = 19, 9.5%) [odds ratio (OR): 4.69; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.61–8.52] (p-value < 0.0001). BMG, too, was significantly more frequent in psoriatic patients (28 cases, 14%) than the control group (12 cases, 6%) (OR: 2.55; 95% CI: 1.20–5.50) (p-value < 0.012). In 11 patients (5.5%), FT and BMG coexisted.
FT was more frequent in pustular psoriasis (7 cases, 53.8%) than erythemato-squamous types (56 cases, 30.4%). On the other hand, the frequency of BMG increased with the severity of psoriasis in plaque-type psoriasis assessed by psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) score.

Conclusions

Nonspecific tongue lesions are frequently observed in psoriasis. Further studies are recommended to substantiate the clinical significance of these seemingly nonspecific findings in suspected psoriatic cases.
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Metadata
Title
Tongue lesions in psoriasis: a controlled study
Authors
Maryam Daneshpazhooh
Homayoon Moslehi
Maryam Akhyani
Marjan Etesami
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Dermatology / Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1471-5945
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-5945-4-16

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