Clinicopathological diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis

Orofacial granulomatosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent soft tissue swellings, oral ulceration, and other orofacial features in the absence of an identifiable granulomatous disease. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman with recurrent ulcerations a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian Dermatology Online Journal 2017-01, Vol.8 (1), p.32-34
Hauptverfasser: Afsar, Fatma, Duran, Hatice, Yilmaz, Gungor, Ermete, Murat
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Orofacial granulomatosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent soft tissue swellings, oral ulceration, and other orofacial features in the absence of an identifiable granulomatous disease. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman with recurrent ulcerations and swellings in her oral mucosa. She was diagnosed as orofacial granulomatosis based upon clinicopathological correlation after exclusion of other granulomatous diseases and showed a favorable response to systemic corticosteroid treatment.
ISSN:2229-5178
2249-5673
DOI:10.4103/2229-5178.198768