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K P Hutton

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Regional anesthesia of the hand for dermatologic surgery.

The basic principles of regional and local anesthesia of the hand are reviewed, and safe and effective methods for outpatient dermatologic procedures and three representative cases are discussed with respect to anatomy, local anesthetic agents, and techniques. Block techniques are preferred to local infiltration because they provide complete and long-lasting anesthesia more comfortably.

Adult

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is the most common ulcerative disease of the oral mucosa. The lesions of aphthous stomatitis are mucosal manifestations of a variety of conditions, 30 per cent of which may be discerned by history, physical examination, and appropriate laboratory testing. Correction of underlying conditions or deficiencies results in improvement or remission in aphthous disease activity. Treatment of lesions for which an underlying cause cannot be discerned is discussed.

Diagnosis, Differential