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Oral manifestations of alpha‐mannosidosis: report of a case with ultrastructural findings
Author(s) -
Ishigami Tetsuro,
SchmidtWesthausen Andrea,
Philipsen Hans Peter,
Baiborodin Sergei I.,
Gelderblom Hans,
Reichart Peter A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1995.tb01144.x
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , histology , pathology , histiocyte , vacuole , electron microscope , transmission electron microscopy , medicine , biology , materials science , cytoplasm , biochemistry , physics , optics , nanotechnology
Alpha‐mannosidosis is a rare storage disease with distinct biochemical, clinical, histological and ultrastructural features. The oro‐facial findings in a 26‐year‐old man are described. Gingival and oral mucosal hyperplasias were studied using histology and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The TEM findings were comparable to those of other tissues examined in previous reports, consisting of histiocytic cells containing storage vacuoles with fine reticule‐granular material.