title: Granulomatous glossitis: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. nilsenturk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nilgün
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Senturk
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aladag
authors.forename: Mehmet Tayyar
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Canturk
authors.forename: Ahmet Yaşar
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Turanli
mesh_terms: D005928:Glossitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged