Peculiarities of periodontal tissue lesions in the patients presenting with systemic lupus erythematosus

A clinical and laboratory characteristic of periodontal pathology in the patients presenting with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is presented. The factors are considered that complicate lesions of oral mucosa and facial skin (butterfly rash, lupus spots, hard palate enanthema, petechiae, ecchymoses, ulcerations). The clinical symptoms of periodontal pathology are shown to be related to the laboratory characteristics of SLE activity and its severity. Special attention is given to the peculiar features of bone tissue destruction in the jaws of the patients with periodontitis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

systemic lupus erythematosus, periodontitis, corticosteroids, vasculitis