Hypoplasminogenaemia, gingival swelling and ulceration
ORAL DISEASES, vol.13, no.6, pp.515-518, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2007
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01387.x
- Journal Name: ORAL DISEASES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.515-518
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
This article reviews the evolution of the history related to an unusual type of generalized gingival swelling we first described in a single adult British patient; then recognized by us and others in small cohorts in Turkey; later found in several countries worldwide. We finally recognized it to represent the oral manifestations of plasminogen deficiency (hypoplasminogenaemia).