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penicillamine and Gingival Hyperplasia

penicillamine has been researched along with Gingival Hyperplasia in 3 studies

Penicillamine: 3-Mercapto-D-valine. The most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics. It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilson's disease.
penicillamine : An alpha-amino acid having the structure of valine substituted at the beta position with a sulfanyl group.

Gingival Hyperplasia: Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"A patient with Wilson's disease treated with penicillamine developed severe hirsutism."3.68Macromastia in a woman treated with penicillamine and oral contraceptives. A case report. ( Jeffers, LJ; LeMaire, WJ; Rose, BI, 1990)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (33.33)18.7374
1990's1 (33.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (33.33)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Tovaru, S1
Parlatescu, I1
Dumitriu, AS1
Bucur, A1
Kaplan, I1
Gordon, NC1
Brown, S1
Khosla, VM1
Hansen, LS1
Rose, BI1
LeMaire, WJ1
Jeffers, LJ1

Other Studies

3 other studies available for penicillamine and Gingival Hyperplasia

ArticleYear
Oral complications associated with D-penicillamine treatment for Wilson disease: a clinicopathologic report.
    Journal of periodontology, 2010, Volume: 81, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Candidiasis, Oral; Cheilitis; Chelating Agents; Elastic Tissue; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gi

2010
Lead poisoning. A comprehensive review and report of a case.
    Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology, 1979, Volume: 47, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Anemia; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Dimercaprol; Edetic Acid; Gingival Hyperplasia; Hair;

1979
Macromastia in a woman treated with penicillamine and oral contraceptives. A case report.
    The Journal of reproductive medicine, 1990, Volume: 35, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Breast; Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; Drug Combinations; E

1990