Speaker: Stephanie Blackburn, DO

Disorders of the Tongue and Nails

Objectives:

1. Review dermatologic mucosal membrane condition
2. Review dermatologic tongue disorders
3. Review dermatologic nail disorders

Needs:

1. Advances in medical knowledge
2. New methods of diagnosis or treatment

References:

• Liang J, Huang P, Li H, Zhang J, Ni C, Wang Y, Shen J, Li C, Kang L, Chen J, Zhang H, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Li M, Yao Z. Mutations in IL36RN are Associated with Geographic Tongue. Hum Genet. 2017 Feb;136(2):241-252. 2016 Nov. 29 [Epub ahead of print].
• Khammissa RA, Fourie J, Chandran R, Lemmer J, Feller L. Epstein-Barr Virus and Its Association with Oral Hairy Leukoplakia: A Short Review. Int J Dent. 2016;2016:4941783. doi: 10.1155/2016/4941783. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

Core Competencies: 2, 3, 6

Disclosures: No disclosures provided by speaker