Phenytoin side effects: gingival hypertrophy image

· Neurology

The image below has been published in the latest issue of the NEJM. It shows one of the most well known adverse effects of the antiepileptic drug phenytoin, gingival hypertrophy.

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Source: Image of the week: Gingival Hypertrophy. NEJM.