Clinical relevance of interdental papilla biopsy in chronic erosive gingivitis (desquamative gingivitis): retrospective bicentric study of 148 specimens.

Background: Chronic erosive gingivitis, also called desquamative gingivitis, defines a clinical picture that can be generated by several inflammatory and immune diseases. Pathology is therefore essential for the differential diagnosis. However, when the gingival lesion is initial, exclusive or predominant, selecting the biopsy site and protocol may be problematic due to tissue fragility.

[Autoimmune bullous diseases with gingival expression: A proposed non-iatrogenic gingival biopsy technique].

Background: Gingival expression of autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBD) may be inaugural, exclusive or dominant (mucous membrane pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris). Histology and direct immunofluorescence are essential to diagnosis. The location of the biopsy and the surgical technique determine the histological quality of the tissue sample.

Deep Brain Stimulation in Moroccan Patients With Parkinson's Disease: The Experience of Neurology Department of Rabat.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is known as a therapy of choice of advanced Parkinson's disease. The present study aimed to assess the beneficial and side effects of STN DBS in Moroccan Parkinsonian patients. Thirty five patients underwent bilateral STN DBS from 2008 to 2016 in the Rabat University Hospital.