Periodontal aspects of the juvenile form of paracoccidioidomycosis

Author(s): MIGLIARI Dante A., SUGAYA Norberto N., MIMURA Maria A., CUCí‰ Luiz Carlos
Keywords: Paracoccidioidomycosis, Oral manifestations, Periodontal infection
Journal: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Year: 1998
Full text: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651998000100004
Publisher: Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Abstract: Three cases of the juvenile form of paracoccidioidomycosis are reported. Emphasis has been given to the oral manifestations, particularly the periodontal involvement. The main periodontal findings were: generalized and progressive alveolar bone destruction leading to gingival recession with exposure of the tooth roots, and spontaneous tooth losses. The gingival mucosa was predominantly smooth, erithematous and slightly swollen. These aspects, although rare, may be the earliest signs of the disease and sometimes its only manifestation.