In the mildest form of this autoimmune disease, oral lesions appear as erythematous plaques or erosions. White striae radiating from the center of the lesion are also commonly present. These oral lesions are indicative of what autoimmune disease?

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In the mildest form of lupus erythematosus, oral lesions appear as erythematous plaques or erosions. White striae radiating from the center of the lesion are also commonly present. Oral lesions in mucous membrane pemphigoid are clinically described as desquamative gingivitis. The oral lesions in pemphigus vulgaris range from shallow ulcers to fragile vesicles or bullae. The oral ulcers that occur in Behçet syndrome are very similar in appearance to aphthous ulcers.

In the Mildest Form of This Autoimmune Disease, Oral Lesions