title: Ligneous alveolar gingivitis in the absence of plasminogen deficiency.
abstract: A case of localized, longstanding, asymptomatic ligneous gingivitis affecting the crest of the edentulous lower left posterior alveolar ridge (ligneous alveolar gingivitis) of a middle-aged Caucasian woman is presented. This patient did not have any associated ophthalmic lesions (ligneous conjunctivitis) and did not have a plasminogen deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, UK. kbn001@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: K Busuttil
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Naudi
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Felix
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D010958:Plasminogen