Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation

Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation

Orofacial granulomatosis is a granulomatous disease of orofacial region, which can occur for a variety of reasons. The clinical features are highly variable and sometimes so insidious that signs and symptoms are not frequently severe to cause alarm. The lips are most commonly involved with persisten...

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Main Authors: Rathy Ravindran, Anila Karunakaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/701749
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spelling doaj-e6d7dc87a16041a2a57b49c4336928e42021-07-02T14:34:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/701749701749Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical PresentationRathy Ravindran0Anila Karunakaran1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Azeezia College of Dental Science & Research, Diamond Hills, Meeyannoor, Kollam-691537, Kerala State, IndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, Mamba, Kannur-670611, Kerala State, IndiaOrofacial granulomatosis is a granulomatous disease of orofacial region, which can occur for a variety of reasons. The clinical features are highly variable and sometimes so insidious that signs and symptoms are not frequently severe to cause alarm. The lips are most commonly involved with persistent/recurrent swelling. The medical history is very important as Crohn’s disease and sarcoidosis can present oral manifestation. Other causes like mycobacterial infection, foreign body reaction, fungal infection, and allergy were excluded with further investigation to establish diagnosis. Here and we report a case of orofacial granulomatosis with a review of the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/701749
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Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation
Case Reports in Dentistry
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title Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation
title_short Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation
title_full Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation
title_fullStr Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic Orofacial Granulomatosis with Varied Clinical Presentation
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Dentistry
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description Orofacial granulomatosis is a granulomatous disease of orofacial region, which can occur for a variety of reasons. The clinical features are highly variable and sometimes so insidious that signs and symptoms are not frequently severe to cause alarm. The lips are most commonly involved with persistent/recurrent swelling. The medical history is very important as Crohn’s disease and sarcoidosis can present oral manifestation. Other causes like mycobacterial infection, foreign body reaction, fungal infection, and allergy were excluded with further investigation to establish diagnosis. Here and we report a case of orofacial granulomatosis with a review of the literature.
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