A 23-year-old male comes to your offi ce for an appointment. His health is good, and he has no major complaints or problems. He has an appointment as a new patient, and his only oral complaint is...

A 23-year-old male comes to your offi ce for an appointment. His health is good, and he has no major complaints or problems. He has an appointment as a new patient, and his only oral complaint is about some swelling on the LL mandible region. He has noticed that he has some skin problems also on the same side. He complains about some exudates from the facial outbreaks. As you scan the patient’s face, you notice that the LL facial area does appear swollen, and the same area appears to have some surface lesions.

1.
What questions would you ask the patient?

2.
What possibilities of disease states would you consider for the facial lesions?

3.
Why would you not consider a dermatology condition such as acne?

4.
What features would you search for related to the skin lesions?