Gingival hypertrophy

243 Gingival hypertrophy

Instruction

Look at this patient’s mouth.

Salient features

History

• Drugs (phenytoin, ciclosporin, nifedipine) (Fig. 243.1)

• Leukaemia (myelomonocytic leukaemia) (Fig. 243.2)

• Wegener’s granuloma (Fig. 243.3).

Fig. 243.1 Fibrous gingival enlargement associated with phenytoin treatment.

Fig. 243.2 Myelogenous leukaemia with neoplastic cellular infiltration of the gingiva and ecchymosis.

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Dec 4, 2016 | Posted by admin in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | Comments Off

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