Title

White spongy nevus in a young patient: Diagnostic challenges and clinical insights

Authors

A. Sailaja Choudary^1,*, H.S Sheethal², Kavitha Rao², M.S. Abhinethra¹, N. Manjula³, Manisha Rao⁴ & Meenal Kate⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India; ²Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India; ³Department of Prosthodontics, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India; ⁴Department of Oral Medicine, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India; ⁵Department of Oral Pathology, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India; *Corresponding author

Email

A. Sailaja choudary - E-mail: sailajadr@gmail.com
H.S. Sheethal - E-mail: sheethalhs6@gmail.com
Kavitha Rao - E-mail: kavitasreesha@yahoo.com
M.S Abhinethra - E-mail: abhinetra@gmail.com
N. Manjula - E-mail: drmanjula87@gmail.com
Manisha Rao - E-mail: sanketh.dental@gmail.com
Meenal Kate - E-mail: dr.mkate@gmail.com

Article Type

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Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026

Abstract

White spongy nevus (WSN) is an infrequent hereditary mucosal disorder that is asymptomatic and is marked by white corrugated plaques due to defects in epithelial keratinization. Therefore, it is of interest to report of a 20-year-old woman who has bilateral mucosal lesions of the buccal area that are non-responsive to antifungal treatment. WSN was established through clinical features and histopathology which include hyperparakeratosis, vacuolated spinous cells and perinuclear eosinophilic condensation. WSN is a benign disorder; however, it is often confused and should be distinguished with malignant and infectious lesions. Its clinical and genetic background is important for counselling and follow-up.

Keywords

White spongy nevus (WSN); hereditary mucosal disorder; buccal mucosa; defect of keratinization; differential diagnosis; histopathology; oral white lesion; case report

Citation

Choudary et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 2742-2744 (2026)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.