Difficult and complicated oral ulceration: an expert consensus guideline for diagnosis
Xin Zeng, Xin Jin, Liang Zhong, Gang Zhou, Ming Zhong, Wenmei Wang, Yuan Fan, Qing Liu, Xiangmin Qi, Xiaobing Guan, Zhimin Yan, Xuemin Shen, Yingfang Wu, Lijie Fan, Zhi Wang, Yuan He, Hongxia Dan, Jiantang Yang, Hui Wang, Dongjuan Liu, Hui Feng, Kai Jiao, Qianming Chen
Abstract
The complexity of oral ulcerations poses considerable diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to oral specialists. The expert consensus was conducted to summarize the diagnostic work-up for difficult and complicated oral ulcers, based on factors such as detailed clinical medical history inquiry, histopathological examination, and ulceration-related systemic diseases screening. Not only it can provide a standardized procedure of oral ulceration, but also it can improve the diagnostic efficiency, in order to avoid misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.