Journal of medical case reports · 2014
Oral lymphomatoid granulomatosis, the first sign of a 'rare disease': a case report.
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Cargini Pasqualino, Civica Maria, Sollima Laura, Di Cola Emanuela, Pontecorvi Emanuele, Cutilli Tommaso
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INTRODUCTION: Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is an uncommon Epstein-Barr virus-positive B-cell lymphoma, an angiocentric-destructive process with a predominant T-cell background. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is listed among rare diseases. Common localization is in the lungs. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis with oral involvement is described in only two reports. In this report, we describe a third case of oral lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 65-year-old Caucasian man with a gingival ulceration underwent a biopsy. The histological pattern was compatible with a grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis. The staging revealed a nodular lesion in the lower lobe of his right lung. Our patient also presented with hemoptysis, an unusual and not reported clinical sign. Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy was performed every three weeks for six cycles.
CONCLUSIONS: The pulmonary nodule and the gingival lesion disappeared. At eight-month follow-up, our patient is disease-free. We wish to emphasize that the oral manifestation described was the first sign of the disease and allowed for diagnosis. This case report adds to the medical literature for the particular clinical presentation of this rare disease.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 65-year-old Caucasian man with a gingival ulceration underwent a biopsy. The histological pattern was compatible with a grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis. The staging revealed a nodular lesion in the lower lobe of his right lung. Our patient also presented with hemoptysis, an unusual and not reported clinical sign. Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy was performed every three weeks for six cycles.
CONCLUSIONS: The pulmonary nodule and the gingival lesion disappeared. At eight-month follow-up, our patient is disease-free. We wish to emphasize that the oral manifestation described was the first sign of the disease and allowed for diagnosis. This case report adds to the medical literature for the particular clinical presentation of this rare disease.