Granulomatous glossitis: a case report.
A 50-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with a complaint of lingual enlargement. Detection of non-caseous epithelioid granuloma on histopathological examination led to a diagnosis of a granulomatous glossitis. Extensive investigation for the presence of associated disorders yielded negative results. Metranidazole and clofazimine were totally ineffective and tetracycline led to a minimal improvement. No associated disorder was detected at a 4-year follow-up examination. The position of granulomatous glossitis within the spectrum of orofacial granulomatous conditions is discussed.
Senturk
Nilgün
N
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. nilsenturk@yahoo.com
Aydin
Fatma
F
Yildiz
Levent
L
Aladag
Nihal
N
Canturk
Mehmet Tayyar
MT
Turanli
Ahmet Yaşar
AY
D005928:Glossitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged