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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Localized Wegener's granulomatosis is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous disease affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, mucosa, and skin. Without treatment, disseminated necrotizing vasculitis and focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis usually follow. Although oral lesions are relatively common, they have been infrequently described and have rarely been reported as the sole manifestation of this disease. In this report, we present two cases of early Wegener's granulomatosis which featured hyperplastic gingival lesions as the initial presenting lesion. Clinical findings and histological evaluation of tissue obtained from the gingival lesion following incisional and excisional biopsies supported the diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis. These cases illustrate that less-frequently occurring entities should be considered in the differential diagnosis of localized gingival lesions which fail to respond to conventional therapy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3492
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
705-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Gingival manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports