Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is an uncommon chronic granulomatous condition with a multifactorial etiology and pathogenesis. Genetic, immunologic, allergic, and infectious mechanisms have been implicated. OFG is often used as a descriptor to encompass all entities with orofacial swelling and histo …

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is an uncommon immunologically mediated disorder clinically characterized by recurrent or persistent swelling of the orofacial tissues and oral mucosal ulceration together with a spectrum of other orofacial features. 1 The chronic inflammation of OFG is often characterized by the presence of granulomas in the ...

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is an uncommon disease characterized by persistent or recurrent soft tissue enlargement, oral ulceration and a variety of other orofacial features. It could be an oral manifestation of a systemic disease.

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disorder with multifactorial etiology and pathogenesis affecting the orofacial region which appears usually as a persistent and/or recurrent swelling that may involve one or both the lips and/or recurrent ulcers along with other orofacial features.

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a condition characterized by persistent enlargement of the soft tissues of the mouth, lips and the area around the mouth on the face, causing in most cases extreme pain.

2016年7月1日 · Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is an uncommon chronic granulomatous condition with a multifactorial etiology and pathogenesis. Genetic, immunologic, allergic, and infectious mechanisms have been implicated. OFG is often used as a descriptor to encompass all entities with orofacial swelling and histologic evidence of noncaseating granulomas.

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a nonspecific granulomatous inflammation presenting as facial or lip swelling, cheilitis, ulcerations, gingival enlargement, mucosal tags and sometimes lymphadenopathy. Commonly it presents as a persistent or recurrent lip swelling, thus the term Cheilitis Granulomatosa (CG) .

2020年1月1日 · Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) describes a disease entity with recurrent or persistent edema within the orofacial region. Microscopically, non-necrotizing granulomas form in the affected tissues in the absence of any recognized systemic disease. The etiologies of OFG are still debatable and poorly understood.

What is OFG? OFG is an uncommon condition in which affected patients have persistent swelling in the lips, face or areas within the mouth. It is so named because if a sample of the swollen tissue is examined under a microscope, small collections of inflammatory cells, called granulomas are often seen. What causes OFG?

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is considered as an uncommon disease and nomenclature of the disease was subjected to debate for a long time. Although various aetiological agents such as food substances, food additives, dental materials and various microbiological agents have been implicated in the d …