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Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case
Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare multi-system disease characterized by the classic triad of necrotizing granulomas affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, disseminated vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. Oral lesions as a presenting feature are only encountered in 2% of these cases....
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352006/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21813375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-783X-16-7-331 |
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author | Siar, CH Yeo, KB Nakano, K Nagatsuka, H Tsujigiwa, H Tomida, M Ng, KH Kawakami, T |
author_facet | Siar, CH Yeo, KB Nakano, K Nagatsuka, H Tsujigiwa, H Tomida, M Ng, KH Kawakami, T |
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description | Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare multi-system disease characterized by the classic triad of necrotizing granulomas affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, disseminated vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. Oral lesions as a presenting feature are only encountered in 2% of these cases. Hyperplastic gingival lesions or strawberry gingivitis, is a characteristic sign of Wegener's granulomatosis. The latter consists of reddish-purple exophytic gingival swellings with petechial haemorrhages thus resembling strawberries. Recognition of this feature is of utmost importance for timely diagnosis and definitive management of this potentially fatal disease. A case of strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of Wegener's granulomatosis affecting a 50-year-old Malay male is reported here. The differential diagnosis of red lesions that may present in the gingiva is discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-33520062012-05-16 Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case Siar, CH Yeo, KB Nakano, K Nagatsuka, H Tsujigiwa, H Tomida, M Ng, KH Kawakami, T Eur J Med Res Case Report Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare multi-system disease characterized by the classic triad of necrotizing granulomas affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, disseminated vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. Oral lesions as a presenting feature are only encountered in 2% of these cases. Hyperplastic gingival lesions or strawberry gingivitis, is a characteristic sign of Wegener's granulomatosis. The latter consists of reddish-purple exophytic gingival swellings with petechial haemorrhages thus resembling strawberries. Recognition of this feature is of utmost importance for timely diagnosis and definitive management of this potentially fatal disease. A case of strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of Wegener's granulomatosis affecting a 50-year-old Malay male is reported here. The differential diagnosis of red lesions that may present in the gingiva is discussed. BioMed Central 2011-07-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3352006/ /pubmed/21813375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-783X-16-7-331 Text en Copyright ©2011 I. Holzapfel Publishers |
spellingShingle | Case Report Siar, CH Yeo, KB Nakano, K Nagatsuka, H Tsujigiwa, H Tomida, M Ng, KH Kawakami, T Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
title | Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
title_full | Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
title_fullStr | Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
title_full_unstemmed | Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
title_short | Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
title_sort | strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352006/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21813375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-783X-16-7-331 |
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