This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of systemic drugs thalidomide, dapsone, colchicine, and pentoxifylline in treatment severe manifestations RAS.An open, 4-year clinical trial was carried out for 21 consecutive patients with RAS. Initially, were given a 2-week course prednisone bring them baseline status. Simultaneously, one four test assigned each patient be taken period 6 months. During trial, switched other three whenever side effects or lack satisfactory results occurred, 6-month...

O carcinoma epidermóide constitui a neoplasia maligna mais comum da boca, afetando principalmente indivíduos com de 50 anos. Sua ocorrência em jovens, idade inferior 40 anos, é rara (1 6% dos casos). Descreve-se um caso acometendo dorso e borda língua, classificado como T2N1M0 (estádio III), paciente do sexo feminino, leucoderma, 25 não-fumante não-etilista. A apresentação inicial era ulceração profunda dor intensa. Fatores predisponentes locais gerais, diagnóstico diferencial prognóstico...

As reações liquenoides por drogas são mais comuns na pele, mas também podem ocorrer mucosa bucal. Estas lesões de difícil diagnóstico causa sua semelhança clínica com às do líquen plano oral idiopático. O presente artigo relata um caso reação liquenoide em bucal, associado ao uso carbamazepina, no qual o processo é enfatizado

Considering previous data from our clinic, as had consistently demonstrated a significant number of OLP patients also reporting thyroid disease (Hashimoto's thyroiditis, in particular), the present study investigated prevalence with autoimmune disease, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease.

A male white patient aged 41 years was referred to the Stomatology Unit with a histopathological diagnosis of hyperplastic candidosis modera-te dysplasia on palate. The clinical examination showed plaque measuring about 2 cm in diameter, an erythematous halo, not removable by scraping (Fig. 1a). Also there atrophic area over which shaped similarly palatal lesion, dorsum tongue, suggested as-sociated median rhomboid glossitis 1b). Cytology and PAS staining con-firmed presence Candida...

There is conflicting evidence as to whether oral lichen planus (OLP) can undergo malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study aimed address this issue by analyzing a sample of Brazilian patients with either OLP or OSCC. Patients and Methods. was conducted in São Paulo, the world's fourth-largest city population. Two groups were analyzed. The group consisted 370 patients, while OSCC 154 patients. followed up for 21 years monitor clinical benefits from management...

This study was aimed at assessing the quality of life in patients submitted to surgical treatment for minor salivary gland neoplasms (MSGN). Twelve (10 women and 2 men, mean age: 49.4 years) with histopathologic diagnosis pleomorphic adenoma (PA, 3 cases), polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA, cystic adenoid carcinoma (CAC, 4 muco-epidermoid (MEC, cases) were evaluated. All them treated by excision; CAC received radiotherapy as well. The evaluated through a self-administered...

AbstractThis article reports a case in which patient, an adult black male, was diagnosed as having sialadenosis of idiopathic type, since clinical, computed tomography and laboratory examinations did not disclose any other abnormalities that could be associated with the glandular swelling. As this condition is quite harmless, requiring no intervention, unless for aesthetic reason, patient dismissed, being monitored sporadically. But after 8 months first consultation, advanced esophageal...

<p class="abstract">This article reports a case of oral lichenoid contact reaction (OLCR) in which bilateral lesion involving the buccal mucosa was observed. Its relevance lies on that lesions could be misdiagnosed as an leukoplakia, since they showed typical feature homogeneous white plaque; however, fortunately, this misjudgement spared because one lesions, right-buccal side, direct with amalgam filling. Hence, suspicion mucosal made and patient successfully treated by replacement....