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Pulp Obliteration In A Patient With Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-versus-host Disease
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1878-3554
Journal Of Endodontics. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, n. 42, n. 4, p. 678 - 680.
1878-3554
WOS:000373241900029
10.1016/j.joen.2016.01.009
Autor
Gomes
CBF; Treisten
NS; Millen
B; Armand
P; Friedland
B
Institución
Resumen
Dental pulp calcification is a common finding associated with localized dental trauma, genetic disorders, and systemic inflammatory diseases. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a frequent complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) characterized by immune-mediated injury to the skin, mouth, eyes, liver, and other tissues, resulting in significant disability and reduced quality of life. We report a patient with sclerodermatous cGVHD who presented with general pulp calcification in all teeth 5 years after allo-HCT. A review of full mouth dental radiographs obtained just before allo-HCT revealed normal-appearing pulp chambers. Based on prior reports of generalized pulp calcification associated with progressive systemic sclerosis, we hypothesized that the etiology was likely related to the presence of cGVHD with associated vascular and fibrotic tissue changes within the pulp vasculature. Clinicians should consider cGVHD in the differential diagnosis of generalized pulp calcification. 42
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