Nonpainful swelling of the palate and loosening of the maxillary incisors.
Bone lesions in the maxilla have rarely been described in relation to sarcoidosis. This patient exhibited many of the classic signs of sarcoidosis, including lack of symptoms at the time of presentation, which resulted in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis being made serendipitously. The presence of musculoskeletal lesions is often regarded as a poor prognostic sign and, in general, sarcoidosis follows a more virulent course in black patients. Sadly, the course of the disease in this patient continues to march onward despite a 1-year therapeutic trial of corticosteroids.
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Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Detroit--Mercy School of Dentistry, MI, USA.
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000473:pathology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones