Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma manifest as gingival hyperplasia in a renal transplant recipient

Korean J Intern Med. 2005 Dec;20(4):330-4. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2005.20.4.330.

Abstract

Gingival hyperplasia is a frequent complication in transplant patients who receive cyclosporine or calcium channel blockers. We studied an unusual case involving a renal transplant recipient with post-transplant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that manifested as gingival hyperplasia. We initially consider that it was a side effect of cyclosporine and nifedipine. The lesion did not respond to dose reductions or the withdrawal of cyclosporine and nifedipine, and the gingival hyperplasia progressed in a localized fashion, becoming ulcerated and bleeding easily. Histological examination revealed the presence of malignant lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Gingival Hyperplasia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis*
  • Male