Open AccessClinicopathological diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis
Author(s) -
Fatma Şule Afşar,
Hatïce Duran,
Gungor Yilmaz,
Murat Ermete
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.198768
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , oral mucosa , pathology , granulomatous disease , soft tissue , disease
Orofacial granulomatosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent soft tissue swellings, oral ulceration, and other orofacial features in the absence of an identifiable granulomatous disease. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman with recurrent ulcerations and swellings in her oral mucosa. She was diagnosed as orofacial granulomatosis based upon clinicopathological correlation after exclusion of other granulomatous diseases and showed a favorable response to systemic corticosteroid treatment.