A case of gingival hyperplasia caused by felodipine.
- Author:
Jong Sun PARK
1
;
Chang Hun LEE
;
Na Rae KIM
;
Dong Hyun NO
;
Do Hyeong KIM
;
Sung Yeol CHOI
;
Joon Hoon JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine,Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea. jjhoon69@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gingival hyperplasia;
Felodipine;
Calcium channel blockers
- MeSH:
Amlodipine;
Calcium Channel Blockers;
Calcium Channels;
Cyclosporine;
Diltiazem;
Felodipine;
Gingival Hyperplasia;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Isradipine;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Nicardipine;
Nifedipine;
Phenytoin;
Verapamil
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(Suppl 1):S93-S96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Felodipine is a calcium channel blocker that is used in the management of hypertension. Calcium channel blockers, along with phenytoin and cyclosporin, are implicated as a cause of gingival hyperplasia. Calcium channel blockers associated with this undesired side-effect include nifedipine, nicardipine, isradipine, amlodipine, felodipine, verapamil, and diltiazem. Several cases of adverse gingival hyperplasia related to felodipine have been reported since 1991, although no case has been reported in Korea. We report a case of gingival hyperplasia in a 55-year-old man on long-term felodipine.
