Common Lip Diseases: A Clinical Guide is a comprehensive medical atlas designed to enhance the understanding and management of various labial pathologies. This guide is specifically tailored for dentistry students, dentists, and dermatologists, offering a clear and concise overview of common lip diseases, organized by etiology for easy reference.
The atlas covers a wide range of conditions, including infectious and inflammatory cheilitis, traumatic lip diseases, and systemic immunological disorders like lichen planus and pemphigus vulgaris. It also addresses labial manifestations of systemic diseases, vascular pathologies, and potentially malignant disorders such as squamous cell carcinoma. Additionally, the guide explores pigmented lesions and introduces innovative treatment protocols like phototherapy and photodynamic therapy.
Key Features
- Quick and easy-to-read medical reference
- Covers several conditions of the lips
- Several detailed images
- Case studies for understanding outpatient clinical practice
With its didactic approach, this atlas is an invaluable resource for medical professionals seeking to advance their basic knowledge in oral medicine.
Readership
Students and professionals in training in the fields of medicine, dentistry and dermatology.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 INFECTIOUS AND INFLAMMATORY CHEILITIS
INTRODUCTION
- Herpes Simplex Infections
- Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis
- Herpes Labialis
- VZV-associated Oral Lesions
- HPV-associated Oral Lesions
- Verruciform Xanthoma
- Condyloma Lata
- Human Papillomavirus Infection Lesions
- Squamous Papilloma
- Condyloma Acuminatum
- Multifocal Epithelial Hyperplasia (Heck’s Disease)
- Bacterial Infections
- Fungal Infections
- Angular Cheilitis and Candidiasis
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2 LABIAL TRAUMATIC DISEASES
INTRODUCTION
- Morsicatio Labiorum and Buccarum
- Mucocele
- Hematoma and Ecchymosis
- Traumatic Fibroma
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3 LABIAL IMMUNOLOGICAL DISEASES
INTRODUCTION
- Lichen Planus
- Aphthous Stomatitis
- Exfoliative Cheilitis
- Erythema Multiforme
- Pemphigus Vulgaris
- Lip Vitiligo
- Labial Allergic Diseases
- Angioedema
- Atopic Lip Dermatitis
- Lupus Erythematosus
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4 LABIAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES
INTRODUCTION
- Crohn's Disease
- Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
- Oral Mucositis
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5 LABIAL VASCULAR DISEASES
INTRODUCTION
- Labial Vascular Diseases
- Venous Lake
- Vascular Hemangioma
- Pyogenic Granuloma (Lobular Capillary Hemangioma)
- Vascular Malformations
- High-flow Vascular Malformations
- Low-flow Vascular Malformations
- Caliber-persistent Artery
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6 LABIAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS AND CANCER
INTRODUCTION
- Actinic Cheilitis
- Submucous Fibrosis
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Verrucous Carcinoma
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7 LABIAL PIGMENTED LESIONS
INTRODUCTION
PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
- Melanotic Macules
- Racial Pigmentation
- Nevus
PIGMENTED LESIONS BY EXOGENOUS FACTORS
- Smoker’s Melanosis
- Tattoos
- Addison’s Disease
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8 ALTERNATIVE THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS FOR LIP DISEASES
INTRODUCTION
- Photosensitizers
- New Photosensitizers
- Type of Lights
- Clinical Case I
- Clinical Case II
- Case Clinical III
- Case Clinical IV
- Case Clinical V
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SUBJECT INDEX
Author
- Martina Salvatorina Murgia
- Germano Orrù
- Cinzia Casu
