Oral Signs of Systemic Disease

Nasim FazelProfessor of Clinical DermatologyUniversity of California, DavisDepartment of DermatologySacramento, CAUSA Nasim Fazel, MD, DDS, MAS, is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and a board certified dermatologist and dentist. In addition to general dermatology, Dr. Fazel has a special interest in the medical management of oral mucous membrane disease and soft tissue pathology. Her background in dentistry provides for insight into the pathophysiology and treatment of aphthous ulcers, burning mouth syndrome, oral lichen planus, and oral vesiculobullous disease (e.g., pemphigus and pemphigoid). Dr. Fazel is regarded as a leading expert in the field of Oral Medicine by many colleagues who refer these difficult and challenging conditions to her. Dr. Fazel is also Director of the newly established Graduate Medical Education Research Program in the Department of Dermatology. The program is dedicated to research involving all aspects of residency training and education. This includes areas such as residency evaluation and teaching methods, dermatology specific core competencies, resident career choices, residency candidate selection methods, and resident wellness.

Chapter 1. IntroductionParastoo Davari and Nasim FazelChapter 2. Oral Signs of Gastrointestinal DiseaseJohn C. SteeleChapter 3. Oral Signs of Hematologic DiseaseDiana V. Messadi and Ginat W. MirowskiChapter 4. Oral Signs of Endocrine and Metabolic DiseasesJaisri R. Thoppay, Thomas P. Sollecito, and Scott S. De RossiChapter 5. Oral Signs of Nutritional DiseaseStanislav N. Tolkachjov and Alison J. BruceChapter 6. Oral Signs of Connective Tissue Disease  Kenisha R. Heath and Nasim FazelChapter 7. Oral Signs of Vesiculobullous and Autoimmune DiseaseMichael Z. Wang, Julia S. Lehman, and Roy Steele Rogers, IIIChapter 8. Oral Signs of Viral DiseaseDanielle N. Brown, Ramya Kollipara, and Stephen TyringChapter 9. Oral Signs of Bacterial DiseaseEmily W. Shelley and Rochelle R. TorgersonChapter 10. Oral Signs of Tropical, Fungal and Parasitic DiseasesRicardo Pérez-Alfonzo, Silvio Alencar-Marques, Elda Giansante, and Antonio Guzmán-FawcettChapter 11. Oral Signs of Genetic DiseaseJulio C. Sartori-Valinotti  and Jennifer L. Hand