Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a disorder characterized by recurrent ulcerations limited to the oral mucosa. Many specialists and researchers in the domain of oral medicine and other fields do not recognize a single disease in RAS, but several pathologic states with similar clinical characteristics. Even though the real cause is unknown, there are some predisposing factors such as anemi...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection involving the skin is rare. We present a case of a renal transplant recipient who developed fever and axillary, scrotal and penile skin ulcers after renal transplantation. The skin ulcers did not heal with antibiotics. The skin biopsy revealed CMV inclusion bodies, CMV antigen on immunohistochemistry and high CMV DNA copies. The patient was diagnosed with CMV cut...

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis consists on recurring oral ulcers of unknown etiology. Oral ulcers may be different in number and size depending on the clinical presentation, which also determines the time needed for healing. Moreover, there are factors associated to outbreaks but not implicated in its etiopathogenesis. When oral aphthosis has a known etiology, it is not considered as recurrent a...

PURPOSE Helicobacter pylori infection plays a crucial role in pathogenesis of peptic ulcers; however, among infected individuals only a small percentage will develop peptic ulcers at any time during their life. This low virulence suggests that many additional factors beside H. pylori are implicated in pathogenesis of the disease. The aim of the study was to determine whether there is a relation...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of an oral nutritional supplement that is rich in protein and enriched with arginine, vitamin C and zinc on the healing of pressure ulcers. METHOD Thirty-nine patients with grade III or IV pressure ulcers were enrolled into this open intervention study. Subjects received an oral nutritional supplement daily for three weeks. Wound area and the wound c...

Abstract A 2-year-old girl, complaining of a gradual increase in the restriction mouth opening for 3 months, was referred to Otolaryngologists based on background history recurrent oral ulcers. The local examination showed presence ulcers cheek addition abnormal mucosa which appeared blanched, opaque and fibrotic. This clinically diagnosed as Oral Submucous Fibrosis, owing classical presentatio...

introduction: traumatic ulcers are one of the most common causes of referral to emergency wards and interfere with wound healing. even in a complete sterile condition, all of the ulcers may be contaminated with bacteria, but a few of them progress and cause clinical manifestations. there is a controversy on the use prophylactic antibiotics in traumatic ulcers. in this study we compare the effic...

OBJECTIVE Post-thrombotic syndrome causes considerable morbidity. The Home-LITE study showed a lower incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome and venous ulcers after 3 months of treating deep vein thrombosis with the low-molecular-weight heparin tinzaparin versus oral anticoagulation. This systematic review examined whether long-term treatment of deep vein thrombosis using low-molecular-weight hep...

OBJECTIVES Chronic low-limb ulcers and pressure ulcers are a serious and costly issue. Malnutrition is a risk factor. Searching for intervention strategies in elderly patients referred for surgical closure of their ulcers, the trial aimed at investigating the micronutrient status, determining the food intake of such patients, and the role of oral liquid supplements. METHODS Observational coho...