Two Cases of Linear IgA Disease with Clinical Manifestations Limited to the Gingiva
- Asier Eguía Del Valle
- A. Martínez-Sahuquillo Márquez
- J. R. Armas Padrón
- José Manuel Aguirre Urizar
ISSN: 0022-3492
Year of publication: 2003
Volume: 74
Issue: 6
Pages: 879-882
Type: Article
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Abstract
Linear IgA disease (LAD) is a chronic, subepithelial blistering disease that is associated with the presence of linear deposits of IgA along the basement membrane zone. Etiopathogenic aspects of LAD are only partially known. LAD is clinically characterized by vesiculobullous skin and mucous lesions. Although more than half of LAD patients present oral mucosal lesions, there are only a few cases reported of oral lesions as the only manifestation of LAD. This study presents 2 of these uncommon cases. J Periodontol 2003;74:879-882.