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Management of auto-immune blistering disease in an older patient with severe intellectual disability.

Yazan Mansour HassonaDana AltoumDua'a AlqaisiDina TaimehFaleh Sawair
Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2023)
Management of chronic oral mucosal diseases might be challenging in older individuals with intellectual disability because of associated comorbidities, variable clinical presentations, and various barriers imposed by the intellectual disability. This report describes the presentation and management of pemphigus vulgaris in an older female with severe intellectual disability.
Keyphrases
  • intellectual disability
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • middle aged
  • physical activity
  • community dwelling
  • early onset
  • case report