Oral infections and antibiotic therapy.

Oral infections commonly originate from an odontogenic source in adults and from tonsil and lymphatic sources in children. Odontogenic infections arise from advanced dental caries or periodontal disease. Oral trauma, radiation injury, chemotherapy mucositis, salivary gland infection, lymph node abscess, and postoperative infection are potential nonodontogenic sources of infections that could potentially be life threatening.

History and physical examination, screening and diagnostic testing.

The oral medicine specialist and oral pathologist are the disciplined subspecialists in dentistry who deal with oral disease and related systemic conditions. Dental colleagues are an invaluable resource for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases unfamiliar to the otolaryngologist. This article reviews the process of history taking, the physical examination, head and neck examination, oral soft tissue anatomy, the oral examination, and screening and diagnostic testing.

Pitfalls in imaging: differentiating intravagal and carotid body paragangliomas.

We report a case of an intravagal paraganglioma and a case of a carotid body tumor to illustrate a variable presentation of the former in which it mimicked the latter on preoperative imaging. The atypical imaging features of the intravagal paraganglioma included inferior extension to the level of the carotid bifurcation and splaying of the internal and external carotid arteries, features that are similar to those seen in a case of carotid body paraganglioma. Proper differentiation of these lesions permits more appropriate preoperative counseling and surgical preparation.

Allergic fungal sinusitis: report of 3 cases and review of the literature.

Allergic fungal sinusitis is a form of noninvasive fungal disease resulting from an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction in atopic individuals. Allergic fungal sinusitis can present with a continuum of symptoms. Accumulation of allergic inspissated mucin may cause simple nasal obstruction or progress to facial deformity with osteolytic destruction and intracranial extension.

Gaze-evoked amaurosis: a report of five cases.

Objective: To highlight the various causes of gaze-evoked amaurosis.

Design: Retrospective noncomparative interventional case series.

Participants: Five patients treated at our facility over the past 6 years.