Oral focal mucinosis of the palate: a rare disease entity

Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an extremely rare, benign oral soft tissue condition; less than 10 documented cases have been reported in the literature in patients under 18 years old. OFM has an unknown aetiology and predominantly presents in the fourth and fifth decades. The pathogenesis of OFM may be due to fibroblast overproduction of hyaluronic acid. Clinically, it remains almost impossible to diagnose definitively, due to its lack of pathognomonic features, therefore such lesions may have multiple differential diagnoses and histological analysis is essential to confirm OFM. We present an unusual presentation of OFM in a 14-year-old female patient. Following excision, focal myxoid degeneration of the connective tissue was apparent. This case highlights this rare condition for consideration in differential diagnosis of clinically similar lesions.

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The Effect of the Supra-alveolar Soft Tissue on the Relapse of Orthodontic Treatment

British Journal of Orthodontics ◽

10.1179/bjo.10.1.50 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 50-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Erik Larsson ◽

György Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Histological Analysis ◽

Inflammatory Cells ◽

Connective Tissues ◽

Control Side ◽

Definite Difference ◽

The Stability

Orthodontic closure in cases of aplasia as also in patients with spaces of other genesis is often associated with problems of relapse. In this study ten patients were treated orthodontically in order to close unacceptable interdental spaces. Five patients had paired aplasia. The remaining five patients had interdental spaces of different genesis. Supra-crestal connective tissue fibres w re surgically removed in all patients but only on one side of the jaw in the children with paired aplasia. The non-operated side of these children served as a control side. The stability of the orthodontic treatment was acceptable. No definite difference between the operated and the control side was recorded. The histological analysis of the removed tissue did not reveal anything unexpected but a rich infiltration of inflammatory cells. It is suggested that inflammation might aid the reorganization of the connective tissues in this area.

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Ex vivo histological analysis of the thermal effects created by a 445-nm diode laser in oral soft tissue biopsy

Clinical Oral Investigations ◽

10.1007/s00784-019-03123-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (8) ◽

pp. 2645-2652 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gaspare Palaia ◽

Alessandra Impellizzeri ◽

Gianluca Tenore ◽

Federico Caporali ◽

Paolo Visca ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Diode Laser ◽

Thermal Effects ◽

Histological Analysis ◽

Ex Vivo ◽

Tissue Biopsy ◽

Oral Soft Tissue

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Differential Diagnosis of Common Oral Soft Tissue Lesions

The ADA Practical Guide to Soft Tissue Oral Disease ◽

10.1002/9781119437277.ch4 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 115-128

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Soft Tissue Lesions ◽

Oral Soft Tissue

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Surgical management of benign necrotizing otitis externa

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100126015 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 108 (2) ◽

pp. 101-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

P. J. Wordmald

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Surgical Management ◽

Otitis Externa ◽

Rare Condition ◽

Vascular Supply ◽

External Ear ◽

Unknown Aetiology ◽

Necrotizing Otitis Externa ◽

Malignant Otitis Externa

AbstractBenign necrotizing otitis externa (BNOE) is a rare condition of unknown aetiology which is characterized by the formation of an avascular bony sequestrum of the tympanic plate. The vascular supply of the tympanic plate is easily compromized as demonstrated by the development of avascular necrosis in radionecrosis of the tympanic plate and malignant otitis externa. Recognition of BNOE as distinct from malignant otitis externa and carcinoma of the external ear is important as the treatment differs greatly. BNOE also forms an important part of the differential diagnosis of recalcitrant otitis externa.Management of BNOE has been unclear with long-term medical treatment being advocated. In this series of five patients, the surgical management of four patients with BNOE is described. Surgery was successful in all these patients and is advocated as an alternative to medical management.

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PAINFUL HETEROTOPIC PACINIAN CORPUSCLE IN THE HAND: A REPORT OF THREE CASES

Hand Surgery ◽

10.1142/s0218810411005114 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (01) ◽

pp. 81-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Hiroki Irie ◽

Teiji Kato ◽

Toshitake Yakushiji ◽

Jun Hirose ◽

Hiroshi Mizuta

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Severe Pain ◽

Rare Condition ◽

Pacinian Corpuscle ◽

Glomus Tumour ◽

Soft Tissue Tumour ◽

Pacinian Corpuscles ◽

Histopathological Findings ◽

Tissue Tumour

Severe pain in the finger caused by an abnormal Pacinian corpuscle is a rare condition. We have recently encountered three patients diagnosed with a heterotopic Pacinian corpuscle, based on histopathological findings. When making a differential diagnosis of unexplained severe pain in the finger, abnormal Pacinian corpuscles must be taken into account in addition to glomus tumour and other types of painful soft-tissue tumour.

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A Young Woman with Fever and Cervical Lymphadenopathy

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine ◽

10.12890/2015_000271 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Aída Gil-Díaz ◽

Raju Daryanani-Daryanani ◽

Rafael Estevez-Dominguez ◽

Jose Gil-Reyes ◽

Carlos Santana-Perez

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Young Woman ◽

Connective Tissue Diseases ◽

Cervical Lymphadenopathy ◽

Rare Disorder ◽

Unknown Aetiology ◽

Antiinflammatory Agents ◽

Night Sweats

Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease is a self-limiting and rare disorder of unknown aetiology. The typical presentation includes fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and night sweats. Consequently, it is part of the differential diagnosis of infectious, lymphoproliferative and connective tissue diseases. Histology demonstrates necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis. Treatment is symptomatic with non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents, although there are reports of corticosteroid use in complicated cases. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman admitted to hospital for fever and cervical lymphadenopathies, and diagnosed with Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease.

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A rare location of primary extrahepatic hydatid cyst in the soft tissue

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20202422 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 2012

Author(s):

S. Uma Shanker ◽

U. V. Sai Sreenivas ◽

N. Swathanthra

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Hydatid Cyst ◽

Cystic Lesion ◽

Rare Condition ◽

Lumbar Region ◽

Soft Tissue Swelling ◽

Rare Location ◽

Multiple Cyst

Hydatid cyst or cystic echinococcosis in human is rare disease caused by tapeworm Echinococcus granulosa. Hydatid cyst of soft tissue is a rare condition and we had a case of large hydatid cyst in lumbar region. This is a case of 48 years old female presented to us during October 2018 with a large diffuse swelling over the left lumbar region which was gradually grown over the last 2 years without pain. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst was not sure even in CT scan but it was in our differential diagnosis. It is confirmed during surgery after seen the multiple cyst removed from the large cystic lesion. No recurrence even after 15 months of follow up. Presence of hydatid cyst in soft tissue is usually rare and its diagnosis is not expected clinically when it presents as a soft tissue swelling. We need to confirm it during surgery or by presence of typical germinal membrane under microscope.

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