Strawberry gingivitis in granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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Strawberry gingivitis as the first manifestation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
551 in the region of the left first premolar, canine, and incisors, and on the right side, in the second inci‐ sor (FIGurE 1B). Since these lesions are most often found in granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA; formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis), the patient was referred to the autoimmune dis‐ eases department for further tests. No tissue bi‐ opsy was taken owing to the history of inten...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key078