Lingual amyloidosis associated to long-term hemodialysis: report of a case

Authors

  • Eduardo Costa STUDART-SOARES UFC
  • Patrícia Leal DANTAS
  • Tácio Pinheiro BEZERRA
  • Luciana Paula Giacomet Pezzi STUDART
  • Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes ALVES UFC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.7602

Keywords:

Amyloidosis, Hemodialysis, Tongue

Abstract

Amyloidosis represents a clinical situation resulting from deposits of amyloid protein in the extra cellular spaces of the organs and tissues that can coexist without causing any abnormality or produce serious consequences the body. Generally, it is classified in a variant limited to organs or in a systemic form. Although only rarely it can involve oral tissues, dentistry must recognize their clinical manifestations to help in the treatment or interruption of its progression. The purpose of this work is report a case of a patient that shows amyloid deposits in the tongue caused by long term hemodialysis.

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Author Biographies

Eduardo Costa STUDART-SOARES, UFC

Professor adjunto de Estomatologia Clínica da Universidade Federal do Ceará; Coordenador do Curso de Aperfeiçoamento em Estomatologia Clínica da UFC; Mestre em CTBMF e Doutor em Estomatologia pela PUCRS

Patrícia Leal DANTAS

Cirurgiã-dentista; ex-estagiária do Setor de Estomatologia Clínica da Universidade Federal do Ceará

Tácio Pinheiro BEZERRA

Residente em Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-maxilo-facial do Hospital Oswaldo Cruz - PE

Luciana Paula Giacomet Pezzi STUDART

Cirurgiã-dentista; especialista em Endodontia

Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes ALVES, UFC

Professora assistente do setor de Patologia Bucal da Universidade Federal do Ceará

Published

2005-01-26

How to Cite

STUDART-SOARES, E. C., DANTAS, P. L., BEZERRA, T. P., STUDART, L. P. G. P., & ALVES, A. P. N. N. (2005). Lingual amyloidosis associated to long-term hemodialysis: report of a case. Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia De Porto Alegre, 46(1), 8–12. https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.7602

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