American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 426-428 , November 2008

Gingival hypertrophy: a solitary manifestation of scurvy

  • Ryan Li, ScB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Karin Byers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Rohan R. Walvekar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 200 Lothrop St, Suite 500 EEI, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Tel.: +1 412 605 3975; fax: +1 412 647 2080.

Received 6 September 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00218-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.11.006

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 426-428 , November 2008

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