UNLABELLED Many studies have shown an association between actinic cheilitis and squamous carcinoma of the lips. AIM The aim of the study was to observe the relation between actinic cheilitis and the prognosis of squamous carcinoma of the lips. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of squamous carcinoma of the lips. Histological sections of squamous carcino...

AIM The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of the oral soft tissue lesions in patients referred to the geriatric unit "Dr. Joaquin Quintero", National Institute of Gerontology. STUDY DESIGN 340 patients were clinically evaluated, of these 266 were institutionalized and 74 were seen at the outpatient clinic, age ranging 60 to 104 years. 212 were females and 128 males....

ACC: allergic contact cheilitis Bronopol: 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol MI: methylisothiazolinone MCI: methylchloroisothiazolinone INTRODUCTION Pediatric cheilitis can be a debilitating condition for the child and parents. Patch testing can help isolate allergens to avoid. Here we describe a 2-yearold boy with allergic contact cheilitis improving remarkably after prudent avoidance of contacta...

Introduction. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease. Primary involvement the colon. Changes in oral cavity may occur as part of extraintestinal manifestations Most common are aphthous ulcers, angular cheilitis and pyostomatitis vegetans which a specific marker ulcerative colitis. Case report. This case describes 53-year-old patient who developed lesions The was without symptoms at...

Cheilitis is a term to describe inflammation of the vermillion border lips. This case report describes compounding with combination hydrocortisone,chemicetin, lanolin and vaseline for treatment allergic contact cheilitis. Patients com-plaints lower lip feeling dry, cracked, sore bleeding;dryness 4 days ago. Dry lips getting worse 2 ago until bleeding. Objective examination revealed fissures, mu...

1/M Acne conglobata 8 to 0 0.25 60.5 8.1 None None Elevated serum cholesterol, creatinine kinase at last visit, mild cheilitis 2/M Acne fulminans 8 to 2 0.18 55.5 10.0 Oral methylpred nisolone Adapalene gel Transient elevation of serum TG, mild cheilitis 3/F Acne fulminans 8 to 4 0.15 34.8 7.4 Oral prednisolone Clindamycin/ benzoyl-peroxide Transient elevation of serum cholesterol, γ-GT, TG, mi...

INTRODUCTION The WHO clinical guidelines for HIV/AIDS are widely used in resource limited settings to represent the gold standard of CD4 counts for antiviral therapy initiation. The utility of the WHO-defined stage 1 and 2 clinical factors used in WHO HIV/AIDS clinical staging in predicting low CD4 cell count has not been established in Uganda. Although the WHO staging has shown low sensitivity...