1/24. Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as lower lip paraesthesia in a 24 year old Nigerian. Case report.An unusual case of stage D Burkitt's lymphoma in a 24 year old Nigerian female undergraduate is reported. There was a four month history of left lower lip paraesthesia followed three months later by a slowly progressive 'pimple-sized' nodular mandibular swelling arising from the mental foramen region. A full-blown, rapidly developing abdominal mass manifested only three weeks after a biopsy of the mandibular swelling. Aspiration of the latter and a histologic report of the mandibular mass confirmed Burkitt's lymphoma. The patient responded very well to appropriate chemotherapy. Clinicians should not overlook insidious jaw swellings in any adult residing in the endemic zone of Burkitt's lymphoma, in view of the fact that successful therapy is dependent on early diagnosis. Mental nerve paraesthesia is very rarely seen in Burkitt's lymphoma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/24. A bad eye and a sore lip.A 48-year-old woman developed painful visual loss in the left eye, meningismus, and painful oral ulcers. magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with gadolinium demonstrated enhancement of the left optic nerve. Lumbar puncture showed a lymphocytic pleocytosis, and a biopsy specimen of one of the oral ulcerations was consistent with Behcet's disease. epidemiologic factors and diagnostic criteria for Behcet's disease are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/24. Anaesthesia of the right lower hemilip as a first manifestation of multiple myeloma. Presentation of a clinical case.multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells. It may affect any of various bones, causing osteolytic lesions with a characteristic "punched out" radiographic appearance. The commonest symptom is bone pain. One of the most frequent locations is the mandible. Symptoms of multiple myeloma of the mandible include tumefaction, non-specific pain, tooth mobility and sometimes loss, and paraesthesia of the dental nerve. Here we report a case of multiple myeloma of the mandible which was unusual in that the presenting complaint was anaesthesia of the right lower hemilip.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/24. Delayed onset of altered sensation following dental implant placement and mental block local anesthesia: a case report.A case of a delayed-onset post-operative altered sensation of the mental nerve is reported with speculations as to etiology. There is a discussion concerning intraoperative radiographs and osteotomy positioning. When postoperative altered sensation occurs, etiologic considerations should always include local anesthetic administration technique. The importance of pulp testing from the first molar to the contralateral lateral incisor is key to determining whether the deficit is in the mandibular nerve or only the mental nerve, which may be a result of mental block local anesthetic administration and not implant placement. This differentiation may be important in treatment and/or legal exposure. The altered sensation was probably caused by the mental block anesthetic technique. The partial anesthetic area in this case was probably a result of crossover innervation from the contralateral mental nerve.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/24. Scarless lip rehabilitation for the adynamic lip.OBJECTIVE: paralysis of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve can be a debilitating condition resulting in compromised speech and oral incompetence. We describe a static procedure performed to address the functional and cosmetic deficits seen with an adynamic lip. methods: Three patients with complete facial nerve paralysis were evaluated after the scarless lip rehabilitation, a modification of the traditional wedge resection of the lower lip. The procedure is novel in that the removal of lip laxity and advancement of the contralateral innervated lip is achieved without an external facial skin incision. RESULTS: All 3 patients in the study reported improvement in oral competence and lip symmetry; however, articulation was less consistently affected. All 3 patients were able to drink from a glass without leaking from their oral commissure. No complications were seen in this series of patients. CONCLUSION: Oral incompetence and asymmetry are often the overlooked sequelae from complete facial nerve paralysis. Scarless lip rehabilitation of the adynamic lip is a novel, safe, and effective means to improve these functional and aesthetic deficits.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/24. Traumatic neuroma in the lower lip arising following laser/cryosurgery to treat a mucocele.A 15-year-old girl presented with a painless recurrent swelling on her right lower lip mucosa for about 10 months. She had a past history of treatment with laser surgery and cryosurgery. The clinical diagnosis was a 'recurrent mucocele'. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a mucocele close to a neuroma with irregular nerve fascicles, leading to a diagnosis 'mucocele accompanied with a traumatic neuroma'. In the present report, the traumatic neuroma appears to have arisen following laser or cryosurgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/24. lip hypertrophy secondary to cyclosporine treatment: a rare adverse effect and treatment considerations.gingival hypertrophy is a well-known and extensively documented undesirable side effect of cyclosporine in posttransplant patients. However, severe lip enlargement associated with cyclosporine is less recognized and has seldom been reported in the literature. lip enlargement may lead to social, physical, and psychological stress, especially in the older childhood and adolescent age groups. We present a case of marked lip hypertrophy and concomitant gingival hypertrophy secondary to cyclosporine (Neoral) treatment in a pediatric bilateral lung transplant recipient. We also discuss the various side effects and treatment considerations available including more recent substitution therapy. cyclosporine has most effectively and conclusively enabled transplantation of solid organs by reducing transplant-associated morbidity. We believe clinicians should be knowledgeable and aware of lip hypertrophy associated with cyclosporine use. This rare and less understood adverse effect should be recognized during the clinical evaluation of the posttransplant patient.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.21824142608235keywords = organ (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/24. Nasofacial zygomycosis.zygomycosis is an uncommon polymorphic fungal disease. One clinical subtype, nasofacial zygomycosis, is caused by infectious exposure to the organism conidiobolus coronatus. A case affecting the nose and lips of a 42-year-old Malay man is reported here. The clinicopathologic features and management of this disease are described, and its differential diagnosis is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.21824142608235keywords = organ (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/24. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura presenting with infraorbital nerve paraesthesia.A case of severe chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is reported which presented with infra-orbital paraesthesia and haemorrhagic bullae of the oral mucosa.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/24. Sialolithiasis of an accessory salivary gland.Sialolithiasis is the occurrence of calcified masses within salivary ducts or glands, formed by deposition of calcium salts around a central nidus of organic material. A case is reported which affected an accessory salivary gland of the upper lip.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.21824142608235keywords = organ (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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