Recurrent orofacial swelling, facial palsy and fissured tongue.
- Specialty
- Dentistry
- Subspecialty
- Dentistry / Oral medicine
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, female predominance; Children: yes, young adults
- Gene(s) involved
- FOXP3
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Orofacial granulomatosis
Etiology & mechanism
Granulomatous inflammation.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (3)
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