PMID- 27579734 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170502 LR - 20220408 IS - 1806-4841 (Electronic) IS - 0365-0596 (Print) IS - 0365-0596 (Linking) VI - 91 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Jul-Aug TI - Geographic tongue and psoriasis: clinical, histopathological, immunohistochemical and genetic correlation - a literature review. PG - 410-21 LID - S0365-05962016000400410 [pii] LID - 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164288 [doi] AB - Geographic tongue is a chronic, inflammatory, and immune-mediated oral lesion of unknown etiology. It is characterized by serpiginous white areas around the atrophic mucosa, which alternation between activity, remission and reactivation at various locations gave the names benign migratory glossitis and wandering rash of the tongue. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with frequent cutaneous involvement and an immunogenetic basis of great importance in clinical practice. The association between geographic tongue and psoriasis has been demonstrated in various studies, based on observation of its fundamental lesions, microscopic similarity between the two conditions and the presence of a common genetic marker, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) HLA-C*06. The difficulty however in accepting the diagnosis of geographic tongue as oral psoriasis is the fact that not all patients with geographic tongue present psoriasis. Some authors believe that the prevalence of geographic tongue would be much greater if psoriatic patients underwent thorough oral examination. This study aimed to develop a literature review performed between 1980 and 2014, in which consultation of theses, dissertations and selected scientific articles were conducted through search in Scielo and Bireme databases, from Medline and Lilacs sources, relating the common characteristics between geographic tongue and psoriasis. We observed that the frequency of oral lesions is relatively common, but to establish a correct diagnosis of oral psoriasis, immunohistochemical and genetic histopathological analyzes are necessary, thus highlighting the importance of oral examination in psoriatic patients and cutaneous examination in patients with geographic tongue. FAU - Picciani, Bruna Lavinas Sayed AU - Picciani BL AD - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niteroi (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Domingos, Tabata Alves AU - Domingos TA AD - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niteroi (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Teixeira-Souza, Thays AU - Teixeira-Souza T AD - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niteroi (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Santos, Vanessa de Carla Batista Dos AU - Santos Vde C AD - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niteroi (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Gonzaga, Heron Fernando de Sousa AU - Gonzaga HF AD - Universidade de Marilia (Unimar) - Marilia (SP), Brazil. FAU - Cardoso-Oliveira, Juliana AU - Cardoso-Oliveira J AD - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Gripp, Alexandre Carlos AU - Gripp AC AD - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Dias, Eliane Pedra AU - Dias EP AD - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niteroi (RJ), Brazil. FAU - Carneiro, Sueli AU - Carneiro S AD - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Spain TA - An Bras Dermatol JT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia JID - 0067662 RN - 0 (Genetic Markers) RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) SB - IM MH - Biopsy MH - Female MH - Genetic Markers MH - Glossitis, Benign Migratory/complications/*genetics/*pathology/therapy MH - HLA Antigens/analysis MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Male MH - Medical Illustration MH - Psoriasis/complications/*genetics/*pathology MH - Tongue/*pathology MH - Tongue, Fissured/pathology PMC - PMC4999097 COIS- none. EDAT- 2016/09/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/04 06:00 PMCR- 2016/07/01 CRDT- 2016/09/01 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/05/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/09/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0365-05962016000400410 [pii] AID - 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164288 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Jul-Aug;91(4):410-21. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164288.