Open AccessA case report of recurrent herpetic gingivostomatitis with special reference to the role of cytology in diagnosis
Author(s) -
GS Madhushankari,
Pramod K. Jali,
DB Nandini,
K.P Mohan Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cods - journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8695
DOI - 10.5005/cods-6-1-56
Subject(s) - cytology , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , biopsy , dermatology , outpatient clinic , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , radiology , pathology , paleontology , biology
Most of the oral ulcers are similar in clinical appearance and the recurrent ulcers may not be diagnosed solely on their clinical appearance and require systematic approach for diagnosis by the clinicians to reduce the aliment of the patient and start early treatment. Biopsy, serological tests and culture seem to be either invasive or time consuming procedures from the view point of a dental outpatient. However, cytological smear at this stage is non-invasive, less time consuming and easily acceptable by the patient. A case of herpetic ginigivostomatitis, with diagnosis based on cytology in correlation with clinical presentation and history is discussed. How to cite this article Pramod KJ, Nandini DB, Mohan Kumar KP, Madhushankari GS. A case report of recurrent herpetic gingivostomatitis with special reference to the role of cytology in diagnosis CODS J Dent 2014;6;56-60