background: oral lichen planus (olp) is a chronic mucocutaneous lesion with unknown etiology. oral lichenoid lesions (oll) comprise a family of lesions with different etiologies. both lesions have similar clinical and histopathologic characteristics although their management is different. differential diagnosis between olp and oll has always been a major challenge. materials and methods: in thi...

Honey is the nectar that is collected from many plants and processed by honey bees (Apis mellifera). This study is a pilot study that observes and evaluates the clinical efficacy of topical application of honey bees in treatment of some common inflammatory, vesiculobullous and ulcerative oral lesions. A total number of 50 patients complaining of different oral lesions were enrolled in this stud...

Oral leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis and erythroplakia are 3 major types of oral premalignant lesions. Multiple oral premalignant lesions may possibly develop due to field cancerization, where carcinogenic exposures can cause simultaneous genetic defects to the upper aerodigestive tract epithelium, putting the epithelium at high risk for development of premalignant lesions at different sta...

Background and aim: Complications and resistance to pentavalent antimonial agents in cutaneous leishmaniasis, exhibit the need for effective alternative drugs. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of oral azithromycin with systemic meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime) in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Materials and Methods: Forty-seven patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis...

Dear Editor, Oral lesions may be as a manifestation of mucocutaneous or systemic disease or a side effect of treatment including laceration, erosion, vesicle, traumatic lesions (such as cheek biting, denture induced lesions), infections (candidiasis, warts,..), chemical or heat burn lesions, drug complications, radiotherapy effects and specific lesions in pemphigus vulgaris, lichen planus and a...