Pathology · single question
Gingival enlargement is seen in all of the following EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: D. Herpes gingivostomatitis
- A. Phenytoin (Dilantin), along with cyclosporine and calcium channel blockers (nifedipine), is a classic cause of drug-induced gingival enlargement.
- B. Drug-induced gingival hyperplasia is a well-established condition caused by specific medications.
- C. Vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) causes enlarged, bleeding, edematous gingiva due to defective collagen synthesis.
- D. Correct. Herpes gingivostomatitis causes painful vesicles and ulcers throughout the oral mucosa and gingiva, but does NOT cause TRUE gingival enlargement (hyperplasia). It causes erythema and acute inflammation, not fibrous overgrowth.