A varied spectrum of lesions ranging from developmental, reactive, inflammatory to neoplastic manifests in the oral cavity ,as oral mucosa is constantly subjected to varied stimuli. These lesions may be either generalized or localized. Most of the localized oral overgrowths are considered to be reactive rather than neoplastic in nature. The reactive lesions of oral cavity are associated with in...

DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.49220 Postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) i s an uncommon bu t we l l -descr ibed complication of upper airway obstruction. [1-2] Two forms of POPE have been deÞ ned: POPE I is associated with sudden, severe upper airway obstruction, whereas POPE II follows surgical relief of chronic upper airway obstruction.[2] Among the numerous causes of POPE I Þ gures hanging.[2] H...

Fibrositis is a misnomer for a very common form of nonarticular rheumatism. The name implies an inflammatory process in fibroconnective tissue which has never been verified. The symptoms of fibrositis are ill-defined musculoskeletal pain made worse by stress, cold, noise and unaccustomed exercise; there is usually a significant element of depression, nonrestorative sleep, chronic fatigue and ea...

For the trained clinician, ‘chloracne’ is one of the differential diagnoses when an acneiform rash develops in a previously non-acneic patient. Yet there has been so far no clinical sign specific for ‘chloracne’ that would not be present in some patients with either ‘spontaneous’ or exogenous acne. Most of the descriptions in the literature either on sporadic or epidemic cases do not provide us...