Published in BMC Oral Health
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease with considerable fatality, typically affecting the pulmonary system and, rarely, other body organs including the oral cavity. Due to the rarity of oral TB, it is frequently overlooked in differential diagnosis of oral lesions. Despite a declining trend in TB incidence in recent years, it ...
Published in Arthritis Research & Therapy
BackgroundSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a genetically complex rheumatic disease characterized by heterogeneous clinical manifestations of unknown etiology. Recent studies have suggested the existence of a genetic basis for SLE heterogeneity. The objective of the present study was to identify new genetic variation associated with the clinica...
Published in Current Oral Health Reports
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is one of the most common oral mucosal diseases seen by dental professionals, and yet its aetiology remains unclear, and its management based on less than robust evidence. The literature remains confused because of the lack of clarity in diagnosis and the lack of a standardised ulcer severity scoring system and agreed ...
Published in European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry
BackgroundErythema multiforme (EM) is an acute, vesiculobullous disease of skin and mucous membranes with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. A complex interaction of different factors has been implicated the condition; the majority with a preceding herpes simplex infection. This report describes an unusual presentation of erythema multiforme aff...
Published in Archives of Dermatological Research
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common disease with oral ulceration in which cytokines are thought to play an important role. High levels of interleukin (IL)-6, a pro-inflammatory cytokine have been detected in the circulation of ulcer tissue. The purpose of the present study was to investigate if the IL-6 gene polymorphisms are associated...
Published in Japanese Dental Science Review
Ulcers are common symptoms observed in the oral cavity and some ulcerations are induced by drug medications. When ulcers show typical clinical findings differential diagnosis may be easy, but the exact diagnosis is often difficult. We reviewed differential diagnosis of oral ulcerative diseases, clinical characteristics of drug-induced oral ulcerati...
Published in Supportive Care in Cancer
BackgroundOral mucositis is a serious and debilitating side effect of conditioning regimens for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Through HSCT, the homeostasis in the oral cavity is disrupted. The contribution of the oral microflora to mucositis remains to be clarified. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between yeast...
Published in Dermatology
Background: Epidermal growth factor (EGF) in saliva is cytoprotective against injuries and contributes to the maintenance of the integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Low salivary EGF levels have been observed in patients with various forms of oral mucosal disease. Objective: Our aim wasto determine whether salivary EGF is low in patients with ...
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore / 33 / 4 SUPPL. / 43S-47S / AAMSC
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore / 33 / 4 SUPPL. / 63S-68S / AAMSC
