Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease): two case reports.

Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy or Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman's syndrome is a rare benign disease of unknown etiology, usually seen in younger patients. The cases reported concerned a 15-month old Caucasian boy and an 8 year old black boy with unilateral cervical enlargement, occasional fever and without any extranodal involvement. Diagnosis was performed by superficial lymph node biopsy.

[Superficial pediculated temporal fascia flap in the reconstruction of the oropharynx].

The authors emphasize the interest of using the fascial temporal superficial flap for the reconstruction of an oropharynx after tumoral removal. The intrinsic qualities of this aponevrotic flap (rich vascularization, plasticity, finness, absence of after effects for the doner) have made it a particularly innovative instrument in this field. They expose their experience through nine patients and specify the place of this mean of reconstruction.

[Value of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of malignant otitis externa. Apropos of a case].

The authors report the case of a 75 years old insulin dependent diabetic man presenting a malignant otitis externa with facial nerve paralysis. Despite prolonged, adequate parenteral antibiotic therapy, the patient's clinical status did not improve. The addition of hyperbaric oxygen as a complementary treatment was followed by the regression of clinical signs and the resolution of infection.

[Human papillomavirus and nasosinusal inverted papilloma].

Eight inverted papillomas were evaluated for the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. The techniques used were Southern Blot Hybridization in five cases and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in three cases. All eight lesions contained the characteristic features of inverted papillomas.

[Inverted papilloma of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Retrospective study of 18 cases].

The authors report about 18 cases of inverted papillomas treated between 1981 and 1991. The average age of the patients is 51 years, with a marked male predominance. The average follow-up is of 4 years.