Esophageal mucosal bridge formation is an uncommon condition that is believed to result from mucosa injury. Ingestion of corrosive agents, mediastinal radiation therapy, and variceal sclerotherapy have been identified as possible causes, but mucosal bridges within the esophagus have also been described in chronic inflammatory conditions such as Crohn’s disease [1,2]. A 53-year-old man with a lo...

The paper firstly represents two cases of cholesterol granuloma of the maxillary sinus in China. The common symptoms of the disease include nasal obstruction and bone erosion in severe case. The disease is related to obstruction of the antral ostia, hemorrhage into polypoidal mucosal disease or cholesterol precipitation in the walls of antral cyst. A review of the literature on cholesterol gran...

Platelet activating factor (PAF-ACETHER or PAF) and precursors of platelet activating factor were investigated in 26 patients with acute Crohn's disease and in 10 healthy controls. Platelet activating factor, lyso platelet activating factor, and alkyl acyl glycerophosphocholine, were determined in colonic mucosal biopsies in patients with acute Crohn's disease, during prednisolone therapy, and ...

Oral medicine is a clinical discipline, practiced by periodontists, which concerns itself mostly with the non surgical management of oral mucosal diseases. Many these diseases are rare and discipline less well known – making it essential to identify obstacles this faces. The purpose study was describe private academic practice Medicine. A self-administered, internet-based, questionnaire distrib...

Condyloma acuminatum, is a rare sexually transmitted disease. The virus responsible for condyloma is human papillomavirus. HPV-6 and HPV-11 are the most commonly detected HPV genotypes, but at least 20 other HPV genotypes have occasionally been found in genital wart tissue specimens. In fact genital HPV infection is common among sexually active populations. This disease may occur at any age af...

The advent of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapies revolutionized the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Adalimumab is a subcutaneous anti-TNF agent indicated for use in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease and those with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. In both diseases, it can be used for both induction of remission and for maintenance of remission. This review f...

BACKGROUND Gastroesophageal reflux disease is an increasingly common condition worldwide causing a considerable economic impact. More than half the patients with clinical symptoms of reflux disease display no mucosal erosions on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, making it impossible to confirm the diagnosis without further investigations. AIM To evaluate the correlation between minimal endoscopic c...

The current situation of bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) virus infections is briefly reviewed, with special reference to problems arising from fetal infection in the Hokkaido district, a northern island of Japan. The results of some investigations on BVD-MD virus carried out in Japan are also described. Although bovine congenital anomalies caused by BVD-MD virus and mucosal dise...