الفهرس 
Title : Prevalence of Oral Mucosal Alterations in A Sample of Egyptian Patients with Mucocutanous Ocular Disorders : A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study
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Abstract
Aim: This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence of oral mucosal alterations in Egyptian patients with mucocutanous ocular disorders: A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study.
Methodology: The current observational cross-sectional study was conducted in the Clinics (Rheumatology, Ophthalmology and Dermatology) of Faculty of Medicine and (Diagnostic center and Oral Medicine) of Faculty of Dentistry -Cairo University from August 2018 to February 2019. Adult patients of both genders diagnosed with one of the mucocutanous ocular disorder who agreed to sign the informed consent were included in the study. a full history including identifying, recording oral mucosal manifestations of mucocutanous ocular disorder and identifying the oral health-related quality of life using Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was obtained. The collected data were analyzed statistically without exclusion.
Results: Among the 252 enrolled participants of mucocutaneous ocular disorders, the highest percentage of participants (56.7%) were suffering from Pemphigus Vulgaris, (13.5 %) participants were suffering from Behcet’s Disease, (11.9 %) participants were suffering from Steven Johnson Syndrome, (10.7 %) participants were suffering from Erythema Multiforme, (6.3 %) participants were suffering from Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid and only (0.8 %) participants were suffering from Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Conclusions: Pemphigus Vulgaris was the most frequently encountered lesion followed by Behcet’s Disease then Steven Johnson Syndrome. On statistical analysis, we found statistically significant difference was detected on comparing the six disorders related to their quality of life.