(Figure 2B). All specimens tested negative for microorganismsbyGrocott-Gomorimethenamine silver andacid-fast bacilli stains andwere not consistentwith lichen sclerosus or lichen simplex chronicus. Hydroxychloroquine therapy had previously failed for this patient, and she was therefore prescribed mycophenolate (500 mg, twice a day) by her pulmonologist. In addition, we recommended 3-times-daily ...

Introduction: Facial expression to pain is an important pain indicator; however, facial movements look unresponsive when perceiving mild pain. The present study investigates whether pain magnitude modulates the relationship between subjective pain rating and an observer’s evaluation of facial expression.  Methods: Twelve healthy volunteers were recruited to obtain 108 samples for pa...

the occurrence of mast cells is studied in the normal facial nerve and in the facial nerve post mortem exam of patients with chronic suppurative otitis media without associated facial paralysis. a small number of mast cells were found in the normal facial nerve. these cells were usually located in close proximity to the endoneural and epineural blood vessels. the number of mast cells was increa...

Caso de un paciente masculino 57 años edad, maestro; originario, procedente y residente Totonicapán, Guatemala; que consulta por disnea 7 meses evolución, con progresión en los últimos 15 días. Al examen físico presentaba manifestaciones cutáneas Esclerosis Sistémica, pérdida la flexibilidad grasa subcutánea a nivel digital, lesiones sal pimienta, telangiectasias las manos, disminución articula...

introduction: reconstruction of intraoral soft tissue defects is important in restoring function and esthetic. in large defects, there will be demand for regional pedicle flaps or free flaps. hard palate separates nasal and oral cavities. due to the small surface area between flap and remaining palate after surgical resections, optimal blood supply of the flaps for hard palate reconstructions a...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate vertical facial and dental changes after orthodontic treatment with extraction of first four premolars, and to find whether long facial height could influence the treatment result. methods: fifty-six orthodontic patients with the minimum age of 15, whose treatment plan involved extracting four first premolars, participated in the study. th...

La Ataxia-Telangiectasia (AT) es una rara enfermedad de herencia autosómica recesiva y afección multisistémica, caracterizada por ataxia progresiva, inmunodeficiencia variable con infecciones recurrentes, riesgo incrementado neoplasias o sin telangiectasias óculo-cutáneas. AT causada variantes patogénicas bialélicas en el gen ATM. Su diagnóstico se basa la sospecha un cuadro clínico compatible,...

background : facial harmony and beauty make people attractive. one of the important parts that has a significant role in esthetics is the position of maxillary and mandibular bones. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of different positions of both jaws on esthetic preferences among health professionals and laypersons. materials and methods : two colored photographs of e profile were select...

  Background :Soft tissue profile can be widely different in various populations. Furthermore, this profile can be also continues to change throughout life. However, there are few studies that quantitatively evaluate the soft tissue profile in Iranian population. In order to determine normal reference values of facial parts in our populations, we aimed to measure standards for facial soft tissu...