Journal of Case Reports in Dental Medicine
Vol 6, No 3 (2024)

Identifying oral macula with malignant potential and its etiology: A case report with literature review

Rasdayanti, Nur (Unknown)
Usman, Nur A. (Unknown)
Sumintarti, Sumintarti (Unknown)
Harlina, Harlina (Unknown)
Yusran, Ali (Unknown)
Marlina, Erni (Unknown)
Putri, Andi AM. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2024

Abstract

Objective: This article aims to report interesting case of whole mouth pigmentation, including on patient full protheses.Methods: A 79-year old female came to dental clinic with a chief complaint of difficulty in swallowing. The patient felt no pain but is very uncomfortable due to impaired taste and a burning sensation in her mouth.  In addition, the patient's dentures were stained with a diffuse black-and-white coating indicating a long and chronic course event.  This complaint occurred for last 2 months, after a long history of being in and out from the hospital due to several illnesses.  Ongoing treatment of the patient include drug for chronic digestive diseases and hypertension. Results: The patients told to come back in 7 days with strict instructions to bring all hospital-related documents to rule out possible etiologic of the pigmentation.Conclusions: This interesting case concluded with working diagnosis of oral melanocarcinoma due to macula fast and massive spread and distribution. However, black-pigmentation on patient prothesis can lead to a strong suggestion that the trigger of those malignant possible triggered by a long-chronic un-treated candida infection.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jcrdm

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry Health Professions

Description

Journal of Case Reports in Dental Medicine is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes case reports and case series in all areas of dentistry, medical, including periodontal diseases, dental implants, oral pathology, as well as oral and maxillofacial surgery, pedodontics, conservative ...