title: Foliate papillitis occurring in a child: a case report.
abstract: Foliate papillae may occasionally become irritated, resulting in an hypertrophy of lymphoid tissue. This condition has been described in the literature as foliate papillitis and has been reported to occur in adults. We describe here an unusual case of foliate papillitis in a 9-year-old girl. Clinically the patient presented a pronounced enlargement of one foliate papilla. Furthermore, the lesion had a polypoid morphology and the mass appeared microscopically as aggregates of lymphoid tissue showing a reactive hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Odontostomatology Clinic, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Felice
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lombardi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery