title: Sarcoidosis with gingival involvement: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The case outlined is a rare presentation of sarcoidosis intraorally associated with gingival ulceration.
  
  
  METHODS
  The diagnosis was made following a gingival biopsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was subsequently referred to a physician for clinical management and the condition resolved without active treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sarcoidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of persistent swellings and ulceration of the oral mucosa. Intraoral sarcoid lesions are often the first indication of systemic involvement. It is important to make the diagnosis and monitor the condition as sarcoidosis is progressive if untreated in a small number of those affected.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: Conor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Seamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napier
authors.forename: Gerard J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Linden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging