Biomedical subjects

A Esguep

Publications and source records attributed to A Esguep.

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PubMed1995

[Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: report of 3 cases].

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is characterized by facial or lip edema, peripheral facial palsy and scrotal tongue. We report three patients with the syndrome. A 17 years old male had malar and superior lip enlargement that coincided with a peripheral facial palsy. A 40 years old male with recurrent facial palsy presented with episodes of contralateral facial enlargement. A 32 years old female consulted for a hypertrophy of labia minora and majora and facial infiltration. Biopsies showed a granulomatous cheilitis in all cases. Two patients were treated with clofazimine with partial results. The female patient did not accept plastic surgery.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1995

[Histopathological study of minor salivary glands in alcoholics].

A qualitative and quantitative histological analysis of minor salivary glands was carried out in 60 alcoholics and 20 matched control patients. Minor salivary glands biopsies were obtained and samples were processed for conventional light microscopy. A quantitative morphometrical assessment was carried out by counting the number of acinar cells present in an area by means of a squared grid eye piece. Neither hipertrophic nor atrophic responses were found in the quantitative analysis. Histological changes such as acinar degeneration, hyperemia, mononuclear inflammatory and fat infiltration were found in both experimental and control samples. None of these findings reached statistical significance. Eleven adult alcoholics without liver damage (ASD) presented duct dilatation. On the other hand, only 3 adult alcoholics with liver damage (ACD) developed this response. This difference was statistically significant (p = 0.02). Perhaps no difference was found when we compared ASD group with its respective control group (p = 0.699). We could not differentiate if this change was due to alcoholism or another undeterminated factor. At least under the scope of this study, we may conclude that minor salivary glands are scarcely affected by alcoholism even when liver damage has been established.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1994

[Oral cavity changes in alcoholic patients].

The aim of this study was to look for pathological changes in the oral cavity in a group of 40 non cirrhotic male alcoholics, ranging in age from 30 to 40 years old. These subjects were compared with a group of 40 non alcoholic male subjects of similar age. The presence of lip, dental, periodontal, salivary gland and oral mucosa lesions was recorded. In alcoholics, pigmented lesions were observed in the lips in all the subjects (compared to 36% of controls), in the cheek mucosa in 65% and in the palate mucosa in 35.5%. Sixty five percent of alcoholics were partially edentate (compared to 32.5% of controls). It is concluded that the consideration of oral changes as a whole could be useful in the diagnosis of occult alcoholism. Moreover these patients have an important need of odontological attention that has to be considered.

Adult↗

PubMed1986