B vitamins has been recognized from the very beginning of vitamin research. Funk in 1911 first pointed out that yeast was a rich source of the beri-beri curative substance. Goldberger and Tanner (1925) introduced yeast in the treatment of pellagra. Goodall (1932) advocated its use in certain types of macrocytic ansemia. Various workers have shown that angular stomatitis and glossitis can be cur...

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is known as the association of postcricoid dysphagia, upper esophageal web, and iron deficiency anemia. Although correction of iron deficiency may result in resolution of dysphagia and sometimes disappearance of the webs, dilation therapy is usually necessary to remove webs and relieve dysphagia. We report two cases of Plummer-Vinson syndrome. Both patients presented wit...

Periodic fever syndrome is composed of a group of disorders that present with recurrent predictable episodes of fever, which may be accompanied by: (1) lymphadenopathy; (2) malaise; (3) gastrointestinal disturbances; (4) arthrolgia; (5) stomatitis; and (6) skin lesions. These signs and symptoms occur in distinct intervals every 4 to 6 weeks and resolve without any residual effect, and the patie...

Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum bacterium, which impact on significant increase in contagions reported worldwide, bringing up the need of urgent actions to ensure control, treatment, and diagnosis disease. Objective: Given this context, work presents bibliographical review syphilis, aiming describe most common oral manifestations that occu...

BACKGROUND Data obtained from oral health surveys are very important for identifying disease-susceptible groups and for developing dental care and prevention programs. So, the purpose of the current article was to investigate the prevalence of oral mucosa lesions (OMLs) in a population of Brazilian police. MATERIAL AND METHODS Interviews and oral cavity examinations were performed on a sample...

Relevance. The work presents the results of a comprehensive dental examination patients with vermilion and oral mucosa proper (OM) diseases associated manifestations Crohn's disease (CD) ulcerative colitis (UC). Aim . To determine cause-related features complaints clinical OM diseases. Material methods. included analysis complaints, history, assessment condition nociceptive pain severity score ...

The aim of this article is to review literature data about the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in children in different parts of the world.A total of 16 articles on the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in children were selected. The lesions were divided into these categories: candida infection, herpes simplex, aphthae, geographic tongue, injuries, which are the most common oral lesions see...

The efficacy of chloramphenicol: in the treatment of acute typhoid fever is well established.84' 9 l0'1 18 However, treatment of the typhoid carrier state with this antibiotic, for varying periods of time and at dosage levels generally accepted as high, has been unsatisfactory.2 Untoward reactions have also been reported,' 2,6 of which anorexia, nausea, and a bitter taste in the mouth were the ...