lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. mucosal lesions are classified into six clinical forms and there is malignant potential for two forms of olp; therefore, follow-up should be considered. there are many un-established etiological factors for olp and some different treatment modalities are based on etiology. the aims of current olp therapy are to eliminate mucosal ery...

This study investigated the oral problems occurring in children receiving treatment for malignant disease at a regional oncology center. Forty-three children 2 to 14 years old were followed longitudinally from initial diagnosis for periods ranging from eight to 30 weeks for the development of oral and dental problems. Fifteen children had untreated decay; two required the removal of primary tee...

Mr J.J., a 32-year-old Iraqi presented for investigation of anhidrosis. In 1967 he first developed a pruritic erythroderma with exfoliation, alopecia, nail loss and mucosal ulceration. There was no history of drug ingestion. Recovery was gradual. Since 1968 the patient has been unable to sweat. As a result he is heat intolerant, with 10 min in a hot environment causing palpitation, headache and...

AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of metronidazole in combination with corticosteroids in enema and mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) in comparison with the same protocol without metronidazole in the treatment of chronic radiation proctitis. METHODS Sixty patients with rectal bleeding and diarrhea were randomly divided into two groups. Patients in the first group were treated with metronidaz...

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare pathological condition most frequently detected in the kidney and gallbladder. Reported herein is a case of xanthogranulomatous inflammation in a 51-year-old male presenting as a mass-forming lesion in the terminal ileum with mucosal ulceration. Diagnostic laparoscopy followed by ileocecectomy was performed due to intra-operative suspicion of carcinoma...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of benzydamine hydrochloride bioadhesive gel on healing of oral mucosal ulceration in an animal model. For in vivo determination of the effects of the bioadhesive gel, 36 rabbits were separated into three groups: the first group was treated with the gel formulation without active agent, the second group with the gel formulation containing benz...

Just as the term colic describes a clinical presentation and encompasses a large number of disorders, gastroduodenal ulceration describes a clinical finding, the cause of which is likely to be multifactorial and different from case to case. Within the umbrella term gastroduodenal ulceration are included symptomatic and asymptomatic cases, focal or multifocal ulceration involving the squamous or...