purpose: to report a case of eviceration because of necrotizing scletitis 3 years after ptrygium surgery with mitomycin c. patient and findings: a 62-year-old diabetic woman with history of bilateral ptrygium surgery with mmc 3 years ago, was referred due to severe pain in her right eye. visual acuity was counting fingers at 2 m. there was thinning and melting of the sclera with uveal prolapse ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis is a gastrointestinal emergency typical of premature infants. Intestinal strictures infrequently complicate medical or surgical treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis. Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection with gastrointestinal linvolvement has occasionally been described in subjects with necrotizing enterocolitis. We report the case of a full term infant presenting necr...

OBJECTIVE To report a case of severe necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP) with a rarely associated sequestrum formation in a Nigerian HIV-positive patient. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 47-year-old HIV-positive male patient with no history of previous dental visits presented with a severe toothache in his lower jaw of 4 weeks' duration, which had affected his ability to chew ...

Objective: To report a case of severe necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP) with a rarely associated sequestrum formation in a Nigerian HIV-positive patient. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 47-year-old HIV-positive male patient with no history of previous dental visits presented with a severe toothache in his lower jaw of 4 weeks’ duration, which had affected his ability to chew ...

Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG), a periodontal disease traditionally associated with stressful lifestyles in young adults in developed countries, is very prevalent in socioeconomically deprived Nigerian children. Random incident cases (153) of NUG, along with their neighborhood village counterparts of comparable age and without NUG, as control, were recruited for this study. Anthropomet...

Background. Ulcerative proctitis (UP) is typically treated initially with oral 5-aminosalicylate ("5-ASA"), mesalamine suppository, or mesalamine enema ("UP Rx"). Little is known about their effectiveness in practice. Methods. Using a US health insurance database, we identified new-onset UP patients between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2007, based on the following: (1) initiation of UP Rx;...

87 year old Caucasian female with chronic painless non-healing ulcers over malleoli was admitted to the hospital. On a physical examination, there were two bilateral and laterally located malleoli ulcers with no discharge. A thorough work up was done: lower extremities venous and arterial Doppler ultrasound did not show any evidence of venous and arterial disease respectively. Heterozygous G202...

Denture stomatitis is the most common oral disorder found in denture wearers. It is usually associated with presence of Candida albicans infection. The study was carried out of (70) denture wearers to determine the effect of local predisposing factors, the oral and denture hygiene habits, age of denture and age of denture wearers and degree of Candida colonization on the denture surface to deve...