Clinicopathological diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis
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Clinicopathological diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis
Orofacial granulomatosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent soft tissue swellings, oral ulceration, and other orofacial features in the absence of an identifiable granulomatous disease. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman with recurrent ulcerations and swellings in her oral mucosa. She was diagnosed as orofacial granulomatosis based upon clinico...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.198768