ABSTRACT Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor (OFMT) is a rare mesenchymal soft tissue benign neoplasm with an uncertain line of differentiation, which arises most frequently in extremities. The head and neck region involvement is uncommon, with only ten intraoral cases published in the English-language literature. One additional case of OFMT is reported he...
Published in BMJ case reports
A 23-year-old woman with autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome complicated by recurrent pneumonia and sinusitis presented with 1 week of multiple painful oral ulcers unresponsive to empiric antiviral and antifungal treatment. Her ulcers progressively worsened and she required hospitalisation for intravenous hydration and pain control. PCR swab of a...
Published in BMJ case reports
Spindle cell sarcoma (SCS) is a rare malignant tumour which can arise in bone and accounts for 2%-5% of primary bone cancer cases. Distant metastasis occurs predominantly in the lungs. However, metastasis to the soft palate, to the best of our knowledge, has never been previously reported. In this case report, we describe a unique presentation of s...
Published in Oral diseases
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a severe complication of systemic nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate (N-BP) administration, which leads to osteonecrosis, pain, and infection. Despite much effort, effective remedies are yet to be established. This study aimed to investigate potential recovery effect of borate bioactive gla...
Published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
While extensive literature exists about the role of oral bacterial pathogens like Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the role of health-associated species has been largely unexplored. In this study, we assessed the effect of Streptococcus mitis, Rothia mucilaginosa, Neisseria flavescens, Hae...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Wearing face masks is one of the essential means to prevent the transmission of certain respiratory diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although acceptance of such masks is increasing in the Western hemisphere, many people feel that social interaction is affected by wearing a mask. In the present experiment, we tested the impact o...
Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak started just a couple of months ago and it grew rapidly causing several deaths and morbidities. The mechanism behind the transmission of the virus is still not completely understood despite a multitude of new specific manuscripts being published daily. This article highlights...
Published in Biomédica
Introducción. El virus de Epstein-Barr (EBV) es un virus ubicuo y oncogénico, asociado con el desarrollo de enfermedades como la mononucleosis infecciosa, el linfoma de Burkitt, el carcinoma nasofaríngeo y otras neoplasias. Actualmente, se reconocen dos subtipos: EBV-1 y EBV- 2, que tienen diferencias genéticas con sus antígenos nucleares ( Epstein...
Published in BMJ case reports
Cervicofacial actinomycosis remains a rare pathogenic finding in the paediatric population. Diagnosis is challenging, as findings are often non-specific and Actinomyces species are generally difficult to culture. Treatment is a prolonged course of antibiotics, either intravenous and oral, often combined with a surgical procedure to remove the lesio...
Published in BMJ Case Reports
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which first arose in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since been declared a pandemic. The clinical sequelae vary from mild, self-limiting upper respiratory infection symptoms to severe respiratory distress, acute cardiopulmon...
