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Erythema and erosion on the gingiva

BMJ 2022; 379 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071812 (Published 05 October 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;379:e071812
  1. Jianqiu Jin, doctor in dentistry1,
  2. Xiaobo Chen, doctor in dentistry2
  1. 1Department of Stomatology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
  2. 2Department of Stomatology, Hospital of Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
  1. Correspondence to: X Chen bdcxb@163.com
  2. Acknowledgment: This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (U20A20169).

This is pemphigoid on the gingiva of a woman in her 50s (fig 1).

Fig 1

The patient presented with a one year history of pain while eating that had worsened acutely over the previous two weeks. She did not smoke, and her …

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