Lichenoid reaction to carbamazepine in the oral mucosa: case report.

Lichenoid drug reactions are more common in skin, but they may also occur in the oral mucosa. It is difficult to diagnose these lesions due to their clinical similarity to the idiopathic oral lichen planus lesions. The present article reports a case of lichenoid reaction in oral mucosa associated to the use of carbamazepine, emphasizing the diagnostic process.

Analysis of a possible association between oral lichen planus and drug intake. A controlled study.

Objectives: To investigate whether daily systemic and/or topical medication contributes to the development of oral lichen planus (OLP) lesions.

Study Design: The study involved 110 OLP patients and 76 control subjects, matched by age, race and sex. The analyzed data included medical records, drug intake and topical medication.

Systemic treatment in severe cases of recurrent aphthous stomatitis: an open trial.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the systemic drugs thalidomide, dapsone, colchicine, and pentoxifylline in the treatment of severe manifestations of RAS.

Methods: An open, 4-year clinical trial was carried out for 21 consecutive patients with severe RAS. Initially, patients were given a 2-week course of prednisone to bring them to a baseline status.

Oral lesions in 166 patients with cutaneous psoriasis: a controlled study.

Objectives: This study was aimed to test if the frequency of oral lesions bears statistical correlation or not with the condition of cutaneous psoriasis.

Study Design: Two groups were examined, one made up of 166 patients with skin psoriasis and the other with the same number of individuals with a negative history of skin diseases (control group), matched by age, race, and sex. Patients with psoriasis were grouped according to their having localized or generalized forms of the disease.

Risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma in young and older Brazilian patients: a comparative analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors and clinical aspects associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in young patients as compared to older ones. STUDY DESIGN. Data was obtained by retrospective analysis of files of patients with OSCC, who were categorised into two groups: the young group (< or =40 years old) and the older group (> 40 years old).

Quality of life in patients submitted to surgical treatment for minor salivary gland neoplasms.

This study was aimed at assessing the quality of life in patients submitted to surgical treatment for minor salivary gland neoplasms (MSGN). Twelve patients (10 women and 2 men, mean age: 49.4 years) with histopathologic diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma (PA, 3 cases), polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA, 2 cases), cystic adenoid carcinoma (CAC, 4 cases), and muco-epidermoid carcinoma (MEC, 3 cases) were evaluated.

Recurring acinic cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: a case report.

A case of acinic cell adenocarcinoma of the left facial area of 10-years' duration in a 29-year-old man is presented. The patient reported surgical resection of a nodular lesion in the left buccal mucosa 8 years earlier in another hospital. Since then, the lesion recurred 3 times within 2 years.