Ng K H, Siar C H, Ganesapillai T
Division of Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Malaysia.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1997 Jul;84(1):28-31. doi: 10.1016/s1079-2104(97)90289-4.
We report two cases of body piercing as a religious practice that subsequently led to the development of granulomatous nodules at previously punctured sites of the skin and oral mucosa. These lesions were diagnosed as sarcoid-like foreign body reaction after other possible causes including sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, tuberculoid leprosy, fungal infections, viral infections, and Crohn's disease were excluded.
