. The eruption cyst is regarded as a soft tissue analogue of the dentigerous cyst, but is considered as a distinct clinical entity. It is defined as a cyst that lies superficial to the crown of an erupting tooth, and is lined by stratified squamous non-keratinizing epithelium. Clinically, it appears as a soft, often translucent swelling of the gingival mucosa overlying the crown of the involved...

Charcot arthropathy is a chronic, degenerative condition and is associated with decreased sensorial innervation. Numerous causes of this arthropathy have been described. Here we report a case of neuropathic arthropathy secondary to syringomyelia which was misdiagnosed as a soft tissue tumor and treated surgically and additionally with radiotherapy at another institution. The patient had clinica...

We are reporting a rare case of spontaneous atraumatic mediastinal hematoma in a previously apparently healthy middle aged female who presented with acute onset dysphagia, increasing neck swelling and spontaneous neck and chest bruising. Plain chest radiograph showed widening of the mediastinum. Contrast CT scan of neck and chest revealed a soft tissue swelling in retropharyngeal space causing ...

Facial swellings are commonly encountered in the dental office, the cause of which could range from a congenital etiology to an acquired one or it may even be a manifestation of an underlying systemic disease. The clinician must have a thorough knowledge of the various clinical and imaging manifestations and the sites of occurrence of the various conditions to arrive at the appropriate diagnosi...

Intramuscular cavernous Haemangiomas represent less than 1% of all haemangiomas and consist of benign proliferations of blood vessels. Typical presentation is an enlarging painful soft-tissue mass without cutaneous changes. We diagnosed a series of 5 cases of cavernous haemangioma of the masseteric muscle presenting as an asymptomatic unilateral swelling. The rarity of a cavernous haemangioma i...

Aeromonas hydrophila is a Gram negative organism causing both intestinal and extraintestinal disease. The case of a 14-year-old girl with underlying immunodeficiency and leukemia who developed systemic A. hydrophila infection is described in this report. While in deep bone marrow aplasia she developed fever, severe pain in the lower extremities, and swelling of the left femur. Blood culture sho...

Abstract Background In Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), malignant clones of immature myeloid cells (primarily blasts) proliferate, replace bone marrow, circulate in blood and invade other tissues. The unique presentation of unilateral ptosis and unilateral eyelid swelling in AML has been reported during the present study. Case Report A 7-year-old girl was encountered with progressively increa...

Problems after severe soft tissue injuries, skin grafting, and flap procedures are uncontrolled hypertrophic scarring, unstable scars, functional deficits, and aesthetic disfigurements. Ongoing swelling and lymphatic stasis are also a common problem, and do contribute to functional problems. After deep skin / soft tissue injuries, an unstructured replacement tissue is formed (scar), and does no...

Accepted 23 April 1998 A 42-month-old girl presented with a history of sudden onset swelling of the left shoulder of 4-5 days duration with no preceding history of significant trauma or fall. The child was irritable and mildly febrile on examination. A tense globular swelling measuring 6 x 5 x 5 cm was present in the left shoulder region which was tender and fluctuant on palpation (figure 1). T...