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PORTLAND, ORE. -- Gingival lichen planus, particularly forms that are erosive, ulcerative, or bullous, should raise the red flag of suspicion about the presence of genital lesions, Dr. Roy S. Rogers III said at the Pacific Northwest Dermatological annual scientific meeting.
"The gynecologists usually don't ask about the mouth or look there. The dentists certainly don't ask about the vulva, nor do they look there. Neither do the ENT [ear, nose, throat] physicians,"...
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