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Table II
Orofacial manifestations of dermatomyositis.
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| Diffuse stomatitis Pharyngytis with halitosis Telangiectatic lesions on the vermilion border of lips and cheeks Pharyngeal, hypopharyngeal or palatal muscle weakness leading to dysphonia, dysphagia nasal twang in speech and nasal regurgitation of liquids Lichen planus Gingival/tongue calcinosis Burning mouth Pain on chewing and swallowing due to masticatory muscle tenderness Gingival dilated telangiectasia and bleeding Lymphoepithelial sialadenitis Painful subcutaneous calcifications at the mandible angle Dorsum of the tongue exhibiting depapillated atrophic patches with thick white margins and whitish and reticulated patches on buccal mucosa Pulp chamber obliteration in teeth Higher incidence of dental caries and plaque due to hyposalivation/xerostomia, Hypertrichosis Limited range of motion in the temporomandibular joint Macroglossia Ovoid palatal patch Orofacial malignancy associated with DM (tongue, tonsillar pillars and nasopharynx) |
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| EXTRA ORAL |
| Heliotrope rash Scalp erythema, scaling eruption,diffuse alopecia Midface erythema in the nasolabial fold area |
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