White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity
White sponge nevus (WSN) is an uncommon, hereditary benign keratinization defect that primarily affects the oral mucosa and occasionally, though rarely, the skin or other mucosal sites, such as the nose, esophagus and anogenital area. Sporadic cases of vaginal WSN have been reported. In the oral cav...
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| author | Austin N. Belknap Indraneel Bhattacharyya Mohammed N. Islam Donald M. Cohen |
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| description | White sponge nevus (WSN) is an uncommon, hereditary benign keratinization defect that primarily affects the oral mucosa and occasionally, though rarely, the skin or other mucosal sites, such as the nose, esophagus and anogenital area. Sporadic cases of vaginal WSN have been reported. In the oral cavity, the buccal mucosa is prominently affected. Lesions have been reported at birth but are more commonly noted later during adolescent years. We present three cases of WSN with a discussion of the clinical appearance and histopathology, along with a brief review of the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05b0accf41f24b588d9e9a969092858d2023-11-23T09:59:52ZengMDPI AGOral2673-63732021-10-011430731210.3390/oral1040030White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important EntityAustin N. Belknap0Indraneel Bhattacharyya1Mohammed N. Islam2Donald M. Cohen3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USADepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USADepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USADepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAWhite sponge nevus (WSN) is an uncommon, hereditary benign keratinization defect that primarily affects the oral mucosa and occasionally, though rarely, the skin or other mucosal sites, such as the nose, esophagus and anogenital area. Sporadic cases of vaginal WSN have been reported. In the oral cavity, the buccal mucosa is prominently affected. Lesions have been reported at birth but are more commonly noted later during adolescent years. We present three cases of WSN with a discussion of the clinical appearance and histopathology, along with a brief review of the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/1/4/30white sponge nevusleukoplakiaoral pathology |
| spellingShingle | Austin N. Belknap Indraneel Bhattacharyya Mohammed N. Islam Donald M. Cohen White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity Oral white sponge nevus leukoplakia oral pathology |
| title | White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity |
| title_full | White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity |
| title_fullStr | White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity |
| title_short | White Sponge Nevus, a Rare but Important Entity |
| title_sort | white sponge nevus a rare but important entity |
| topic | white sponge nevus leukoplakia oral pathology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/1/4/30 |
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