Orofacial granulomatosis: A disease or a concealed warning.??
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Orofacial Granulomatosis.
Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disorder of the orofacial region. It is characterized by subepithelial noncaseating granulomas and has a spectrum of possible clinical manifestations ranging from subtle oral mucosal swelling to permanent disfiguring fibrous swelling of the lips and face. Etiopathogenesis is unknown. A range of systemic granulomatous disorders, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0377-4929
DOI: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_401_17