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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Successful treatment of ligneous gingivitis with warfarin
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology, Volume 107, No. 1, Year 2009
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Description
Ligneous gingivitis is a rare condition characterized by inflammation and nodular gingival enlargement secondary to fibrin deposits in the gingival that results from plasminogen deficiency. Several therapeutic approaches have been used with limited success. We report a case of a patient with homozygous plasminogen deficiency and ligneous gingivitis that was initially refractory to local care and systemic antibiotics, but later improved with the addition of warfarin. © 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fine, Gregg
United States, Boston
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bauer, Kenneth A.
United States, Boston
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Al-Mohaya, Maha Ali M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Woo, Sook Bin
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 25
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.08.007
ISSN:
10792104
Research Areas
Health System And Policy