Cheek Teeth Abrasions Created with Contact between the Lateral Edges of the Molars and the Adjacent Buccal Mucosa in Equids: A Potential Association with Palatal Instability and Intermittent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection often suffer from persistent, painful ulcers that commonly occur on the soft palate, buccal mucosa, tonsillar area or tongue, which are referred to as aphthous ulcers. This paper reports the case in which pentoxifylline was successfully used to treat recurrent aphthous ulcers in an HIV patient.

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Nasal, Oral, and Pharyngolaryngeal Manifestations of Pemphigus Vulgaris: Endoscopic Ororhinolaryngologic Examination

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/014556131709600311 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 96 (3) ◽

pp. 120-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Masafumi Ohki ◽

Shigeru Kikuchi

Keyword(s):

Oral Cavity ◽

Soft Palate ◽

Buccal Mucosa ◽

Nasal Septum ◽

Vocal Fold ◽

Pemphigus Vulgaris ◽

Gingival Bleeding ◽

Oral Pain ◽

Mucous Membranes ◽

Clinical Records

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disorder that involves the skin and mucous membranes. Few reports have described nasal and oropharyngolaryngeal lesions in pemphigus vulgaris using an endoscopic ororhinolaryngologic examination. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 11 patients with pemphigus vulgaris between 2001 and 2013 with respect to their symptoms, lesion sites, lesion features, and treatments received. All patients had undergone an endoscopic ororhinolaryngologic examination. Their mucosa-related symptoms were sore throat, oral pain, odynophagia, gingival bleeding, hoarseness, and epistaxis. The most frequent sites were the oral cavity (gingiva and buccal mucosa), larynx (epiglottis and vocal fold), oropharynx (soft palate), and nasal cavity (nasal septum). Lesions were typically characterized by erosion, erosion with a whitish exudate, and erythematous patches. Thus, our study findings reveal that pemphigus vulgaris involves both the nasal and oropharyngolaryngeal regions. Patients with pemphigus vulgaris should undergo an endoscopic ororhinolaryngologic examination to determine the range of their lesions.

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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of buccal mucosa: an unusual presentation

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20190785 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 502

Author(s):

Shravan S. Shetty ◽

Ankur Pareek ◽

Yash Devckar ◽

Sameer Pathan

Keyword(s):

Parotid Gland ◽

Salivary Glands ◽

Soft Palate ◽

Malignant Tumor ◽

Buccal Mucosa ◽

Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma ◽

Multimodal Treatment ◽

Hard Palate ◽

Unusual Presentation

<p class="abstract">Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor of the salivary glands. This tumor usually occurs in the parotid gland and hard palate but rarely in the buccal region. We report the case of a 51 year old lady with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of left buccal mucosa. She was treated successfully with multimodal treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. MECs have a female predilection and occur most commonly on the hard or soft palate or both and rare in the buccal mucosa.</p>

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