Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome Diagnosed by a Medical Student After Multiple Failed Specialist Evaluations: A Case Report.
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Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS) is a rare, benign acquired pigmentary disorder characterized by mucosal macules that can resemble more serious systemic disease.
APA
Foster JR, Murray M (2026). Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome Diagnosed by a Medical Student After Multiple Failed Specialist Evaluations: A Case Report.. Cureus, 18(2), e104199. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.104199
MLA
Foster JR, et al.. "Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome Diagnosed by a Medical Student After Multiple Failed Specialist Evaluations: A Case Report.." Cureus, vol. 18, no. 2, 2026, pp. e104199.
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41909421 ↗
Abstract 한글 요약
Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS) is a rare, benign acquired pigmentary disorder characterized by mucosal macules that can resemble more serious systemic disease. We describe an 82-year-old woman with a four-year history of progressive oral hyperpigmentation involving the lower lip, buccal mucosa, and gingiva, with sparing of the tongue and upper lip, in whom repeated specialist evaluations had not yielded a diagnosis. A comprehensive clinical assessment in a family medicine clinic, including review of prior negative systemic workups, led a third-year medical student to recognize the pattern as LHS. The patient also reported similar pigmentary changes in her mother around the time of a lymphoma diagnosis, raising the possibility of familial or environmental influences, although no causal association could be established. This unusually late-onset presentation underscores the need to consider LHS in elderly patients with unexplained oral pigmentation and highlights the value of attentive history-taking and examination in primary care.
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