The current clinical case highlights the diagnostic process in characterizing an unusual green macular lesion of the maxillary gingiva. A review of the history revealed that the patient had suffered trauma to the oral tissues during a soccer match 2 years prior. An incisional biopsy was performed and microscopic analysis demonstrated the presence of a granulomatous reaction to a needle-shaped, birefringent foreign material. Comparative analysis of a specimen collected from the soccer field confirmed that the foreign material was artificial grass. Foreign material was also found inside the gingival epithelial cells.

An unusual green macular lesion of the gingiva: a foreign-body granulomatous reaction

TETTAMANTI, LUCIA;Azzi, L.;GRIMALDI, ANNALISA;FARRONATO, DAVIDE;TAGLIABUE, ANGELO;
2014-01-01

Abstract

The current clinical case highlights the diagnostic process in characterizing an unusual green macular lesion of the maxillary gingiva. A review of the history revealed that the patient had suffered trauma to the oral tissues during a soccer match 2 years prior. An incisional biopsy was performed and microscopic analysis demonstrated the presence of a granulomatous reaction to a needle-shaped, birefringent foreign material. Comparative analysis of a specimen collected from the soccer field confirmed that the foreign material was artificial grass. Foreign material was also found inside the gingival epithelial cells.
2014
Tettamanti, Lucia; Azzi, L.; Grimaldi, Annalisa; Karang, D.; Farronato, Davide; Bombeccari, G.; Tagliabue, Angelo; Spadari, F.
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