Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature

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 i...

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Main Authors: Vladimíra Radochova, Jakub Radocha, Jan Laco, Radovan Slezák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
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Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=627;epage=629;aulast=Radochova
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author Vladimíra Radochova
Jakub Radocha
Jan Laco
Radovan Slezák
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-5a195c2693ca44258c3a13fb120c3ffb2022-12-21T18:11:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology0972-124X2016-01-0120662762910.4103/jisp.jisp_378_16Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literatureVladimíra RadochovaJakub RadochaJan LacoRadovan SlezákSarcoidosis 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.http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=627;epage=629;aulast=RadochovaGranulomamucosaoral cavitysarcoidosis
spellingShingle Vladimíra Radochova
Jakub Radocha
Jan Laco
Radovan Slezák
Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Granuloma
mucosa
oral cavity
sarcoidosis
title Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
title_full Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
title_short Oral manifestation of sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature
title_sort oral manifestation of sarcoidosis a case report and review of the literature
topic Granuloma
mucosa
oral cavity
sarcoidosis
url http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=627;epage=629;aulast=Radochova
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