A case of multiple verruciform xanthoma in gingiva

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Jan;52(1):e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.09.016. Epub 2013 Oct 19.

¹ Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, 44-1 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, 44-1 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
² Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, 44-1 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, 44-1 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China. Electronic address: sam1972@sdu.edu.cn.

Abstract

We present an unusual case of multiple verruciform xanthomas in the gingiva of a patient with no systemic diseases.

Keywords: Gingiva; Multiple occurrence; Verruciform xanthoma.