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M Castro Ferreiro

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PubMed2002

Whole stimulated salivary flow in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

BACKGROUND: Salivary gland disorders have been included among the extra-hepatic manifestations related to HCV infection. METHODS: The whole stimulated salivary flow rate (spitting technique) was studied in 74 HCV infected patients to evaluate salivary gland dysfunction. RESULTS: The salivary flow of the patients with chronic HCV infection was similar to that of the healthy controls. The association between subjective xerostomia salivary flow was seen to be very weak. No significant associations were found between salivary flow and age, sex, risk factor of acquired infection, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP values, time lapsed since the diagnosis or HCV-RNA detection in saliva. CONCLUSIONS: Although the functional repercussion of hepatitis C related lymphocytic sialoadenitis remains unclear, we did not find a significant reduction in the whole stimulated salivary flow in HCV infected patients.

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PubMed1995

Fluconazole response patterns in HIV-infected patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis.

A prospective study to assess the efficacy of fluconazole in oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with HIV was conducted. A cohort of 30 HIV-positive persons with clinical and microbiologic confirmed oropharyngeal candidiasis (Candida albicans > 1000 CFU/ml) received fluconazole 100 mg daily for 7 days. In vitro antifungal susceptibility tests demonstrated a lack of fluconazole resistances. Cultures of mouth swabs were performed at the end of therapy and 2 weeks later. There was a clinical and microbiologic cure in 26 patients (87%). In 10 of these 26, cultures remained negative after 2 weeks; most of them had CD4 lymphocyte count > 400/ml. In the other 16 patients (53%), cultures showed a microbiologic relapse 2 weeks after treatment. In spite of clinical improvement, treatment failure was observed in four patients, all of them with CD4 lymphocyte count < 50 ml.

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PubMed1994

Functional consequences of partial glossectomy.

The postsurgical deglutition, oral suction, and speech capabilities of 11 patients who had undergone partial glossectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral aspect of the tongue were compared with that of 20 healthy control subjects. Volume swallowed per second and speech quality were significantly correlated with the area of tongue removed. Three patients subjected to a second operation to improve the mobility of the residual tongue regained almost normal speech intelligibility. In general, functional performance was better than expected, which justifies a radical surgical approach to this kind of tumor.

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[A implant-supported auricular prosthesis].

A case lf auricular reconstruction of a traumatically missing right ear in a 31-years-old woman is reported. Surgical and prosthetic procedures are described. This experience indicates that it is possible to retain an auricular prosthesis with osseointegrated implants and maintain a reaction-free skin penetration.

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