Annals and Essences of Dentistry
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Abstract

REACTIVE PLASMACYTOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS – A CASE REPORT

Haritha Pamerla, Prabhakara Rao KV, Sharmila Kandregula, Lakshmi Praneetha Vennam

Plasmacytosis is a condition in which there are an unusually large proportion of plasma cells in tissues, exudates, or blood. Reactive plasmacytosis is a diagnosis of exclusion, to be differentiated from other autoimmune, allergic and neoplastic disorders with plasma cell infiltrates. This paper describes a rare case of 73-year-old male patient diagnosed as plasmocytosis depending upon the clinical and histological findings. There was chronic inflammatory enlargement of the gingiva and palate with severe periodontitis. Histopathological examination revealed a stratified squamous orthokeratinized epithelium with underlying fibrocellular connective tissue stroma. The connective tissue showed intense infiltrate of small round cells of plasmacytoid type with eccentrically placed nucleus suugestive of reactive plasmacytosis.The diagnostic and management challenges encountered are described in this case report.