Question 59 · LDEK · Bullous diseases and lichen planus
A 55-year-old generally healthy female is referred with painful lesions on the buccal mucosa. During clinical examination symmetrical whitish bilateral lines with lesions surrounding erosions are revealed in the retromolar buccal mucosa. Which diagnosis should be taken into account as the most probable?
- A. minor aphthous ulcers.
- B. homogenous leukoplakia.
- C. erosive oral lichen planus.
- D. lupus erythematosus.
- E. pemphigus vulgaris.
Hint
Focus on the bilateral, symmetrical white striae surrounding erosions in a middle-aged woman.
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