Takayasu's Arteritis 환자에서 약에 의해 유발된 치은 비대

DRUG INDUCED GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA IN TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS : DENTAL CONSIDERATION

Takayasu's arteritis 환자의 치과 치료 시 침습적인 치과 술식 전 심내막염 가능성을 고려하여 예방적 항생제를 투여한다. 복용 약물에 의해 치은증식이 발생할 수 있으므로 약물의 적용에 관한 의과적 자문이 필요하다.

Takayasu's arteritis(TA) is commonly known as Aortitis Syndrome, Pulseless disease. Cardiac involvement due to vascular occlusion or stenosis is common in TA, expressed in forms of heart failure, aorta hypertension, alteration of artery or cardiac muscle. In this case, a 9 year old boy was referred to our dental clinic by his cardiology doctor for delayed eruption and gingival hyperplasia on upper incisor. The patient was diagnosed as TA with history of taking Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker as hypertension medication. He was diagnosed as drug induced gingival hyperplasia. Under taking preventive antibiotic, gingivectomy was done. In case dental treatment of TA patient, dentist should be aware of two possible problems. First is the antibiotic prophylaxis due to the high risk of endocarditis. Second is the possibility of drug induced gingival hyperplasia.