Search results for "Facial swelling"

AN ATYPICAL CASE OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (HORTON'S DISEASE) ASSOCIATED WITH FACIAL SWELLING, CONFUSION, AND PERICARDITIS IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN

2010

Oral manifestations of gastrointestinal disorders

2017

Indexación: Scopus. Backgroud: A considerable number of gastrointestinal disorders (GIDs) of varied nature (inflammatory, infectious, genetic and other etiology) may produce alterations in the hard and soft oral tissues. Among these are Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Material and Methods: Article search was done using the National library of medicine (PubMed) database using different search terms and analyzed according to their importance. Results: A large variety of GIDs can give rise to oral lesions, including: RAS like ulceration, mucosal tags, cobblestoning, mucogingivitis, labial and facial swelling, pyostomatitis vegetans, disgeusia an…

Foreign body granulomatous reactions to cosmetic fillers

2012

Introduction: The use of different facial cosmetic fillers has increased in recent years. The introduction of apparently inert substances in the epidermis can give rise to foreign body granulomatous reactions. Objetives: A literature review is made of the foreign body granulomatous reactions to cosmetic fillers. Material and Methods: A PubMed-Medline search was made using the following keywords: “granulomatous reactions”, “foreign body reactions”, “esthetic fillers”, “cosmetic fillers”. The search was limited to articles published in English and Spanish during the last 10 years. A total of 22 articles were reviewed. Results: A great variety of substances have been found to give rise to fore…

Recurrence in a patient with a 10-year history of sinonasal mucosal melanoma manifesting as facial swelling

2017

Sinonasal mucosal melanoma is a rare tumor that develops slowly and may manifest with non specific signs and symptoms, causing significant delay in diagnosis. Local recurrence is common and usually occurs within the first two years after the initial treatment. Prognosis of recurrent lesions is poor and 5-year survival ranges between 10-47%. We report the clinical, radiographic, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings of a recurrent sinonasal mucosal melanoma which was diagnosed 10 years after the initial treatment, in a patient who presented with unilateral facial swelling and one-sided difficulty in breathing of two years duration. We discuss the causes of late diagnosis and rev…