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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2012.82.5.623

A Case of Severe Gingival Overgrowth Caused by Long-Term Amlodipine Treatment  

Lee, Sung-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Chung, Young-Kuk (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Lee, Hae-Lim (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Choi, Su-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Cho, Sung-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Choi, Hyun-Joo (Department of Hospital Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Kim, Hyung-Wook (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.82, no.5, 2012 , pp. 623-627 More about this Journal
Abstract
Amlodipine is one of the most commonly used calcium-channel blockers for the management of hypertension in Korea. Gingival overgrowth is an infrequent complication in patients receiving amlodipine treatment. A 52-year-old man on an amlodipine regimen of 10 mg/day for 25 months sought medical attention because of gradually progressive gingival enlargement. Examination of the oral cavity revealed severe gingival overgrowth. We stopped the amlodipine treatment and recommended the maintenance of good oral hygiene and a gingivectomy. Histological findings of the gingivectomy were typical of drug-induced gingival overgrowth, including epithelial thickening with proliferation, acanthosis with elongated rete ridges, and focal parakeratosis. A marked reduction in gingival overgrowth was evident 1 month after the gingivectomy and cessation of amlodipine. This report describes the case of a 52-year-old man who developed severe and histologically confirmed amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth.
Keywords
Gingival overgrowth; Amlodipine; Calcium-channel blocker;
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