Oral Lesion as the First Clinical Presentation in Sarcoidosis: A Case Report

Sarcoidosis is a common multi-system disease characterized histolopathologically by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the affected tissues. The oral involvement of sarcoidosis is relatively rare with less than 70 reported cases in literature while an oral lesion as the initial presenting...

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Published in:Oman medical journal 2012-05, Vol.27 (3), p.243-245
Main Authors: Logan , Richard M, Al-Azri , Abdul Rahman S, Goss , Alastair N
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
ENDODONTICS
GRANULOMA
HISTOLOGY
Non-caseating granulomas
ORAL LESIONS
Orofacial granulomatosis
PATHOLOGY
RADIOGRAPHY
SARCOIDOSIS
SYSTEMIC DISEASES
TUBERCULOSIS
آفات الفم
الأمراض الجهازية
التصوير الشعاعي
الغرناويات
الورم الحبيبي
علم أمراض لب الأسنان
علم الأمراض
علم الأنسجة
مرض السل
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Summary:Sarcoidosis is a common multi-system disease characterized histolopathologically by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the affected tissues. The oral involvement of sarcoidosis is relatively rare with less than 70 reported cases in literature while an oral lesion as the initial presenting sign is even less common. Oral lesions of sarcoidosis may mimic the lesions of other serious systemic diseases including Crohn's disease and tuberculosis as well as lesions localized to the orofacial region such as orofacial granulomatosis. This report presents a case of non-progressive sarcoidosis where the initial presenting symptom was a lesion in the buccal vestibule attached to the gingivae. A brief review of the pathology and clinical features is also presented.
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2012.55