Granulomatosis, Orofacial
"Granulomatosis, Orofacial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition characterized by persistent or recurrent labial enlargement, ORAL ULCER, and other orofacial manifestations in the absence of identifiable CROHN DISEASE; or SARCOIDOSIS. Among experts there is disagreement on whether orofacial granulomatosis is a distinct clinical disorder or an initial presentation of Crohn disease.
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D051261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.353 C23.550.384
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α1-Antitrypsin deficiency in a patient diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 25; 2013.
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A red plaque on the cheek. Dermatol Online J. 2010 Mar 15; 16(3):7.