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BMJ Case Rep
September 2024
Internal Medicine Department, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent
April 2024
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Aim: To report a rare case of cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) with pica disorder presented as chronic persistent lip swelling with an unusual eating disorder.
Background: Cheilitis granulomatosa or Miescher's cheilitis is a rare, persistent, or recurring nontender chronic painless swelling of one or both the lips due to granulomatous inflammation, which was first described by Miescher in 1945. It can present as a monosymptomatic form or as a part of other entities of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS).
J Clin Med
July 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara 06800, Turkey.
Case Rep Pediatr
April 2024
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan.
Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a rare disease entity characterized by nonnecrotizing granulomatous inflammation in the oral and maxillofacial regions, typically characterized by recurrent or persistent edema, primarily in the lips and occasionally in the gingiva. OFG is often associated with Crohn's disease and sarcoidosis, and an accurate diagnosis requires systemic examination of patients. Pediatric patients possess unique oral conditions where dental plaque rapidly forms, especially during tooth replacement due to tooth crowding.
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February 2024
Department of Surgical Sciences, Oral Biotechnology Laboratory Cagliari State University Cagliari Italy.
Key Clinical Message: Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) remains an enigmatic pathology due to an unknown etiology. Our report, of a 69-year-old man with MRS misdiagnosed for about 40 years, underlines the diagnostic difficulty of this condition. A holistic view of the patient, with a correct medical history investigation, are often decisive in the diagnosis of MRS.
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