Association of herpes simplex virus infection and Bell's palsy.

Objective: To determine the association of the Herpes Simplex virus Type-1 infection and Bell's palsy in patients treated at the outpatient department of a tertiary care center.

Methods: A prospective, observational study was carried out at the outpatient department of Medical and ENT units of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi. Fifty patients were enrolled in the study with their informed and written consent, between 2006-2007.

Carcinoma cheek: regional pattern and management.

Background: Oral cancer varies globally and regionally, and is closely linked with geographical, social, economical, biological, ethnic, dietary and environmental factors. In western countries it accounts for about 2-5% while in the south-east Asia for about 40% of all cancers. In Pakistan it is second commonest tumour after bronchogenic carcinoma in males and breast carcinoma in females.