A 19-year-old female patient presented refractory disabling loin pain associated with mild kidney atrophy (split renal function of 33%). Investigation revealed elevated serum renin level; a therapeutic test with oral renin inhibitor was tried, obtaining important pain control. Aiming to resolve the symptom while preserving the patient kidney and attributing the pain mechanism to be associated w...

The authors report a caruncular abscess caused by actinomycosis. A 47-year-old woman was admitted with persistent purulent discharge from the caruncle of the left eye for a duration of six months. Excisional drainage was performed, and 'sulfur granules' were observed, consistent with actinomyces infection. Intraoperative lacrimal probing and irrigation were performed to confirm that the abscess...

Barodontalgia is a symptom that reflects a flare up of preexisting sub clinical oral disease. Deep sea divers, Aircrew members and passengers are at increased risk of experiencing barodontalgia due to exposure to increased air pressure. It is important for dentists to understand the etiology and features of barodontalgia in order to prevent it. This article reviews the literature regarding baro...

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (canker sores) is a very common oral condition that remains incompletely understood. Presentation has been well-classified into minor, major or herpetiform subcategories based on clinical features, but exact etiology is unknown. Because etiology is unclear, treatments are primarily empiric and aimed at symptom reduction rather than prevention or cure. However, ther...

Introduction Many varieties of skin lesion have been described in primary systemic amyloidosis including macules, papules, nodules, plaques and subcutaneous haemorrhages, usually petechial but sometimes larger (Brownstein & Helwig, 1970b). The association of amyloidosis with bullous lesions of the skin or oral mucosa has only rarely been reported but we have seen three patients in whom this str...

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong disease of the brain and spinal cord. Fingolimod is an oral drug which modulates the S1P receptor and is used for relapsing remitting form of MS and can causes rebound activity if it is ceased even in a short period of washout time.   Case Report: Here, we introduce a young girl, a known case of MS, who developed revers...

This is a cross-sectional study involving 144 patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 illness by RT-PCR method, conducted in tertiary health care center Bangalore, May 2021, to know the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations patients. Among patients, 37 (25.7%) presented with manifestations, diarrhea (13%) was most common symptom, and present 19 out (51%). Patients symptoms mo...