Dhalkari Chandulal Digambarrao, Ganatra Pallav Virendra
Department of Periodontology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2014 Sep;18(5):644-7. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.142465.
Gingival enlargement is a common clinical feature seen in patients suffering from gingival and periodontal diseases and is a common side-effect of drugs such as anti-convulsants, calcium channel blockers and immunosuppresants. This is a case report of 22 months old child suffering from gingival enlargement following intake of sodium valproate. Among the anti-convulsants phenytoin is commonly associated with gingival enlargement; however, there are not many cases reported on sodium valproate induced gingival enlargement.
牙龈增生是患有牙龈疾病和牙周疾病患者常见的临床特征,也是抗惊厥药、钙通道阻滞剂和免疫抑制剂等药物常见的副作用。这是一例关于一名22个月大儿童在服用丙戊酸钠后出现牙龈增生的病例报告。在抗惊厥药中,苯妥英钠通常与牙龈增生有关;然而,关于丙戊酸钠引起牙龈增生的病例报道并不多。