Recent advances in the understanding of the aetiology and therapeutic strategies in burning mouth syndrome: Focus on the actions of cannabinoids.

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a neuropathic pain disorder associated with a burning sensation on oral mucosal surfaces with frequently reported xerostomia, dysgeusia and tingling or paraesthetic sensations. However, patients present no clinically evident causative lesions. The poor classification of the disorder has resulted in a diagnostic challenge, particularly for the clinician/dentist evaluating these individuals.

[War injuries in Sisak in 1991].

A review of 465 persons wounded during the war in Sisak, Croatia, is presented. The nature of injuries are listed as follows: 337 persons were wounded by fire arms, 120 by beating or falling, 4 by knife, 3 by low temperature and 1 person was injured by high temperature. Of 465 injured patients 7 were dead at the time of admission to the hospital and the other 6 died within one hour of arrival.

[High colonic-vaginal fistulas].

In this paper, the authors present the definition, etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and preparations for the surgical treatment of colovaginal fistulas. A ten year experience with 11 female patients with colovaginal fistulas divided according to the causes is reviewed. The fistulas commonly resulted from the surgical treatment, radiotherapy, parturition injuries and Crohn's disease.