An Uncommon Case of Plasma Cell Mucositis of the Tongue in a Young Man.


Journal

Case reports in dentistry
ISSN: 2090-6447
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Dent
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 101573242

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 03 12 2019
accepted: 05 02 2020
entrez: 10 3 2020
pubmed: 10 3 2020
medline: 10 3 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Plasma cell mucositis (PCM) is an unusual plasma cell proliferative disorder of the upper aerodigestive tract. It is a rare disease, and its etiology is not yet known with variable clinical features. Symptoms include dysphagia, oral pain, and swelling. We described a case of PCM involving the tongue of a 14-year-old man. In the first place, several diagnostic hypotheses were proposed, most of them discarded for incompatibility with blood and laboratory tests. This disease rarely manifests itself on the tongue, especially in young patients with no comorbidities. The management of PCM is mainly aimed at reducing the symptoms, and in our report, the treatment involved the use of systemic prednisone with an improvement of the quality of life. At 1-year follow-up, there was no recurrence of the disease. Many therapeutic treatments are able to stabilize but not able to induce a complete remission. PCM is considered an uncommon benign disorder with a favorable prognosis and should be considered in the differential diagnosis with other inflammatory or neoplastic conditions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32148974
doi: 10.1155/2020/3429632
pmc: PMC7049820
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

3429632

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Alessandro Antonelli et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Alessandro Antonelli (A)

School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

Fiorella Averta (F)

School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

Federica Diodati (F)

School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

Danila Muraca (D)

School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

Ylenia Brancaccio (Y)

School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

Chiara Mignogna (C)

Interdepartmental Service Center, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

Amerigo Giudice (A)

School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy.

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