Open AccessOral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Vladimíra Radochová,
Jakub Radocha,
Ján Laco,
Radovan Slezák
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_378_16
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , buccal mucosa , oral mucosa , pathology , granulomatous disease , cervical lymph nodes , head and neck , dermatology , epithelioid cell , granuloma , oral cavity , surgery , immunohistochemistry , dentistry , cancer , metastasis
Sarcoidosis is a common multisystemic granulomatous disease characterized by the formation of nonnecrotizing epithelioid granulomas in various body organs. The most commonly affected organs in the head-and-neck region include salivary glands and cervical lymph nodes. Involvement of the oral mucosa is very rare. The purpose of this report is to present an atypical oral manifestation of sarcoidosis with ulcerations of the buccal mucosa in a 59-year-old female.