Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine, Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2022 Feb;43(2):e1-e4.
This article presents a case of a 39-year-old woman with spontaneous lip swelling with gingival erythema. The case report discusses orofacial granulomatosis, a condition that often poses diagnostic and management challenges. Additionally, the article emphasizes the importance of establishing a definitive diagnosis of this disease, which has similar clinical and histological features to other oral and systemic conditions. Finally, a successful management approach is discussed that uses combination therapy consisting of intralesional steroid injections and oral hydroxychloroquine.
本文报道了一例 39 岁女性自发性唇部肿胀伴牙龈红斑。病例报告讨论了口腔肉芽肿病,这种疾病常常在诊断和治疗方面带来挑战。此外,文章强调了明确诊断该病的重要性,因为该病的临床和组织学特征与其他口腔和全身疾病相似。最后,讨论了一种成功的治疗方法,即采用局部皮质类固醇注射和口服羟氯喹的联合治疗。