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ArticleCureus2025

A Case of Orofacial Granulomatosis Treated With Intravenous Rituximab.

Sonia Selvaraj, Anuradha Priyadarshini, Krishnakanth Muralidhar, Leena Dennis Joseph, Adikrishnan Swaminathan

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sonia SelvarajDermatology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Anuradha PriyadarshiniDermatology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Krishnakanth MuralidharDermatology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Leena Dennis JosephPathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Adikrishnan SwaminathanDermatology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) encompasses a range of conditions marked by granuloma formation in the oral and perioral tissues. We report a 32-year-old female with asymptomatic swelling of the lower lip, buccal mucosa, and lower face, accompanied by difficulty in swallowing over a period of one year. A biopsy indicated OFG. The patient had an inadequate response to a combination of oral prednisolone, azathioprine, and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). She was treated with three doses of injection rituximab resulting in a 50% reduction in swelling after six months. This case report aims to highlight the challenges of treating OFG, recommending rituximab as a promising therapeutic option, particularly when conventional treatments fail. Further research into biologics for this condition is warranted.

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b cell rolebiologicalsgranulomatous cheilitisorofacial granulomatosisrituximab

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PMID40190984
PMCPMC11971678

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