The case of a 40-year-old white woman with a periapical abscess of pulpal origin and the medical condition of acute intermittent porphyria is described. The oral and dental management of the case with reference to complications, etiology, and symptoms of acute intermittent porphyria is reviewed....
In the United States, acute otitis media (AOM), defined by convention as the first 3 weeks of a process in which the middle ear shows the signs and symptoms of acute inflammation, is the most common affliction necessitating medical therapy for children younger than 5 years. [1, 2, 3] Se...
Acute rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory condition involving the paranasal sinuses and the lining of the nasal passages, where the symptoms and signs last up to 4 weeks (Lanza and Kennedy 1997) (see Tables 6.4, 6.5). The symptoms resolve completely, and after the disease has been treated, anti...
Early diagnosis of appendicitis in HD patients, despite the lack of characteristic symptoms of appendicitis, may be explained by the fact that HD patients regularly visit clinics to receive their treatment. In the present case, the onset of symptom (pain) was on dialysis day, which led to an...
Dental abnormalities in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 1997;11(6):792–6. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Immonen E, Nikkilä A, Peltomäki T, Aine L, Lohi O. Late adverse effects of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment on developing dentition. Pediatr ...
Background and objectives: Anaerobic microorganisms, particularlybacteroides, play an important role in causing Pulp and preapical diseases thatlead to chronic abscess. We aimed at studying anaerobic infections in necroticteeth having chronic clinical symptoms.Material and Methods: We examined 28 necrotic ...
Common symptoms of acute pericoronitis include pain, swelling, redness, and difficulty in opening the mouth or swallowing. In some cases, an abscess may form, causing a localized area of pus to accumulate. If left untreated, the infection can spread to other parts of the mouth, leading to ...
N: Neurologic signs or symptoms (confusion, focal neurologic signs, seizures, papilledema) O: Onset is new or sudden (especially if age over 50) O: Other associated features (head trauma, drugs or toxins, headache awakens from sleep or worse with Valsalva, precipitated by coughing or exertion...
4, 5, 27, 28 Acute bacterial sinusitis in adults most often presents with 7 days of symptoms of purulent anterior rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, postnasal drip, facial or dental pain/pressure, and/or cough, often worse at night. Children with acute sinusitis most commonly have cough and ...
These are some of the common causes of a sore throat. There are many other possible causes that have not been mentioned here but are often not as frequently seen as the conditions below. Anytime when a sore throat occurs with serious symptoms like coughing up blood or bloody sputum then im...