Oral Medicine Case Book 57: Orofacial granulomatosis

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dc.contributor.authorMulder-Van Staden, Sune
dc.contributor.authorHolmes, Haly
dc.contributor.authorDreyer, Wynand P.
dc.contributor.authorAfrogheh, Amir
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T10:32:52Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T10:32:52Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractA 17-year old female presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic with the complaint of persistent swelling of the upper lip and anterior attached gingiva, causing her discomfort when eating and talking. The swelling started approximately ten months earlier. At the time she was seen by her physician who prescribed an antibiotic that gave mild symptomatic relief, but no clinical resolution. She was also seen by an oral hygienist on three occasions with no improvement of the gingival swelling. The patient also reported that she had been diagnosed with depression and type 2 diabetes approximately two years ago and was currently using Citalopram (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and Glucophage (metformin hydrochloride, an anti-hyperglycemic drug). Extra-oral examination revealed a firm, swollen and superficially cracked upper lip with a red granular appearance. No enlarged cervical lymph nodes could be palpated. Intra-orally, the anterior maxillary and mandibular gingivae were hyperplastic and erythematous, with a granular surface (Figures 1, 2 and 3). The differential diagnosis included contact allergy and granulomatous disease, including mycobacterial infection.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHETen_US
dc.identifier.citationMulder-Van Staden, S., et al. (2014). Oral Medicine Case Book 57: Orofacial granulomatosis. South African Dental Journal, 69(2): 72-73en_US
dc.identifier.issn1029-4864
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2729
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSADAen_US
dc.rightsThis file may be freely used for educational uses. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the South African Dental Association (SADA). Note that the SADA retains all intellectual property rights in the article
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectOral medicine
dc.subjectGranulomatosis
dc.titleOral Medicine Case Book 57: Orofacial granulomatosisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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