Multisystem sarcoid presenting with gingival hyperplasia

A case is reported in which granulomatous gingival hyperplasia was the presenting feature of generalised sarcoidosis. Treatment with oral prednisolone resulted in resolution of both the granulomatous lesion of the gums, and of proteinuria. It is pointed out that although on histological examination sarcoidosis in this site cannot be distinguished from Crohn's disease, the clinical appearance in this patient (and the only similar case in the literature) was quite different from that seen in oral Crohn's disease.