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Nifedipine-induced gingival hypertrophy.
A 55-year-old man was referred to us because of renal dysfunction (serum creatinine 1.82 mg/dL). Three years earlier, he had aortic dissection associated with left renal artery occlusion and had undergone surgery for ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement. He had been receiving the following medications for 3 years; nifedipine (Adalat-CR) 40 mg, carvedilol 10 mg, aspirin 100 mg, allopurino...
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EDITOR’S KEY POINTS • Amlodipine is commonly prescribed in family practice for hypertension. Gingival hypertrophy is an often overlooked but potentially harmful side effect of treatment with amlodipine and other calcium channel blockers. • The patient in the case presented had gingival hypertrophy as a result of managing his hypertension with amlodipine; the problem completely resolved when he ...
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OBJECTIVE A calcium antagonist, nifedipine, causes gingival overgrowth as a side effect. It has been confirmed that the Japanese traditional medicine, Saireito, inhibits the nifedipine-induced proliferation of gingival fibroblasts in vitro. We performed an in vivo experiment to determine whether Saireito has a therapeutic use in the treatment of nifedipine-induced gingival overgrowth. METHODS...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6626