Spot Dx — What’s behind this gum pain?
Emma is a 23-year-old university student who presents with a four-week history of progressive gingival swelling, pain, bleeding and now purulent exudate.
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Dr Kate Kelso is a GP and medical editor at Australian Doctor.
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Photo reproduced from BMJ, Hillan A, Leahy M F., 380:o2492, 2023 with permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
