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| Systemic Disease | Oral Finding |
|---|---|
| Diabetes mellitus (uncontrolled) | Xerostomia, recurrent periodontal abscesses, delayed wound healing, burning mouth, increased caries/candidiasis susceptibility |
| HIV/AIDS | Oral hairy leukoplakia (EBV-driven, lateral tongue border, does NOT rub off - pathognomonic), pseudomembranous candidiasis, linear gingival erythema, Kaposi sarcoma (HHV-8), necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis/periodontitis |
| Iron deficiency anemia | Angular cheilitis, atrophic glossitis ("bald tongue"); with dysphagia + koilonychia = Plummer-Vinson syndrome |
| Vitamin B12/Folate deficiency | Beefy-red glossitis (Hunter's/Moeller's glossitis), burning mouth sensation |
| Vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) | Swollen, spongy, hemorrhagic gingiva |
| Leukemia (esp. AML M4/M5) | Diffuse gingival enlargement, petechiae, spontaneous gingival bleeding |
| Crohn's disease | Cobblestone buccal mucosa, orofacial granulomatosis, deep linear ulcers |
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