scholarly journals A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge involving a case of dysphagia in association with cervical osteophytosis and a dental pain

2013 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 334-336
Author(s):  
Rajani A Dable ◽  
Pradnya B Wasnik ◽  
Sunilkumar L Nagmode ◽  
Mukkaram Faridi Ali
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Dental Pain ◽  
Chief Complaint ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Direct Connection ◽  
Therapeutic Challenge ◽  
Dental Origin ◽  
Disease Entities

ABSTRACTHerein, presenting a case of a 42-year-old female with the chief complaint of dysphagia. The problem was assumed to be of dental origin, due to the onset of dental pain followed by dysphagia. A cervical radiograph revealed the presence of osteophytic lipping which proved to be the cause of dysphagia. Confusing and overlapping disease entities showing similar symptoms need thorough investigation. Dysphagia related to cervical spondylosis may have a direct connection with the person′s occupation. Dentistry is considered a potentially hazardous occupation with regard to musculoskeletal disorders. However, additional studies are required to understand the occupational hazards faced by dentists.

scholarly journals Idiopathic Juxtafoveolar Telangiectasis Type 1A. A Case Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-40
Author(s):  
A Pandey ◽  
A Anand ◽  
A Singh ◽  
A Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Incidental Finding ◽  
Late Phase ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
Chief Complaint ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Hard Exudates ◽  
Corrected Visual Acuity ◽  
Disease Entities ◽  
Medical Drug

No Abstract AvailableIdiopathic juxtafoveolar telangiectasisis a descriptive term for various disease entities presenting with incompetence, ectasia, and/or irregular dilations of the capillary network affecting only the juxtafoveolar region of one or both eyes. A 65 years male presented with the chief complaint of painless progressive diminution of vision in his left eye for 6 months' duration. Past ocular, surgical, medical, drug and family history was non contributory. The patient was non hypertensive and non diabetic. His best corrected visual acuity was 6/60 right eye and 6/36 left eye. Right eye, fundus was grossly normal whereas, on the left eye, few microaneurysms and circinate pattern of hard exudates were noticed on the perifoveolar region. Fundal reflex was dull and the foveal depression was absent indicating thickening. Fluorescein angiography showed clusters of telangiectatic vessels around exudates, hyperfluorescent dots of microaneurysms with a circinate pattern of leakage in the late phase. Optical coherence tomography showed macular thickening of 487 micrometer with cystoid changes. Injection Bevacizumab 0.2ml was given after final diagnosis of Left Eye Idiopathic Juxtafoveolar Telangiectasis Type 1A. Three types of idiopathic juxtafoveolar telangiectasis has been defined. Its pathophysiology is also less understood and the treatment modalities are not established yet.This case was an incidental finding, as these patients do not oftenly have profound diminution of vision, unless neovascularization has occurred and the clinical features too are very subtle.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i3.11827 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences Vol.2(3) 2014: 38-40

scholarly journals Trigeminal neuralgia – dental pain of non-dental origin

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-315
Author(s):  
Gabriela Mihăilescu ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Trigeminal Neuralgia ◽  
Dental Pain ◽  
Dental Origin ◽  
Different Types

Trigeminal neuralgia, as well as other orofacial types of pain, which make the differential diagnosis, can frequently be diagnosed as odontalgies, and stomatologic treatments are initiated, without relieving pain, and bringing the patients some complications. I will insist on the differential diagnosis of the different types of pain and on their specific treatments, in order to establish a better teamwork between stomatologists and neurologists, and a better outcome.

scholarly journals Esophageal emergencies: another important cause of acute chest pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkat Masarapu ◽  
Eva Xia ◽  
Hongju Son
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Acute Chest Pain ◽  
Chief Complaint ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Esophageal Disease ◽  
Direct Visualization ◽  
Imaging Findings ◽  
First Line ◽  
Disease Entities

Abstract A variety of esophageal pathologies can present emergently with a chief complaint of acute chest pain. Computed tomography (CT) is often the first line of imaging in esophageal emergencies and provides useful information—even without an initial suspicion—when used in conjunction with other imaging modalities such as esophagography and direct visualization. We review various urgent and emergent esophageal disease entities which may manifest as acute chest pain, with an emphasis on CT and ancillary imaging appearances, while discussing management according to their emergency. Radiologists should be familiar with the imaging findings of these esophageal emergencies in order to provide an accurate diagnosis and recommend timely and appropriate management.

scholarly journals Is temporomandibular disfunction an occupational disease of flautists?

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-272
Author(s):  
V. A. Parunov ◽  
Tatiana M. Fedotova ◽  
I. Y. Lebedenko
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Central Research ◽  
Wind Instrumentalists ◽  
Dental Practitioners

Wind instrumentalists are prone to a number of occupational hazards that can lead to occupational diseases. C. Zaza defined these diseases as playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD). Such occupational diseases are devastating for musicians in terms of psychological health and financial state. According to various epidemiological studies, 6286% of orchestra musicians experienced PRMD. Particularly the pressure of the mouthpiece on the lower incisors of wind instrumentalists leads to their movement and provoke periodontal diseases. Moreover, wind instrumentalists place themselves at risk of allergies and galvanism. Musicians do not seek for dental help due to the fear of spoiled embouchure (habitual position of the cheeks, tongue, and lips while playing) in spite of the range of specific oral pathologies. Flautists are of particular interest to dental practitioners because they are subjected to several risk factors; in addition to the mouthpiece pressure, they often hold instruments in an asymmetric posture, and in constrained spaces, being surrounded by the other orchestra musicians. To learn more about the occupational hazards of flautists, we searched for the relevant literature in the central research medical library and for articles in databases eLIBRARY, PubMed, and ResearchGate using the following keywords: wind instrumentalists, flute, temporomandibular disorders, and playing-related musculoskeletal disorders. Some studies claim that the asymmetric posture of flautist, especially in cramped conditions, affects the musicians health and leads to PRMD. Nevertheless, this research topic has been neglected, and published studies lack a strong methodology, explaining why they fail to show a strong association between TMD and flute playing. Therefore, further research is needed.

scholarly journals Association between personal characteristics and musculoskeletal disorders among the dental surgeons working in Dhaka city

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Nihar Sultana ◽  
Md Golam Rubby ◽  
Md Anower Hussain Mian
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
Dental Professionals

Background: Occupational hazards are common in different working populations. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most important occupational hazards particularly in dental professionals. This disorder which is multi factorial in origin has relation with different characteristics. The study aims to find out the association between personal characteristics in terms of socio demographic, occupation characteristics and MSDs among the dental surgeons working in Dhaka city. Methods: Present cross sectional study was conducted among purposively selected 290 dental surgeons working in thirteen private and public tertiary level hospitals in Dhaka city. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection including socio demographic and occupational characteristics which reflect the personal characteristics of dental surgeons. To determine the MSDs, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used which records the prevalence of MSDs in terms of musculoskeletal symptoms. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS software (Version 22). Results : Almost 64.0% dental surgeons experienced MSDs in past 12 months in at least one region of the body, and the major affected part was neck, followed by lower back, shoulders and hands / wrists. Regarding the relationship between personal characteristics and MSDs, present study found significant relationship exists between some socio demographic characteristics like age, physical activity; some occupational characteristics like work status, practicing area, practicing four handed dentistry, maintaining back position upright, psychosocial stress with MSDs in chi square test. Conclusion: This study concludes that the existence of significant relationship between different personal characteristics and MSDs among dental surgeons which need to be address properly, so that dental professionals will be able to take corrective measures to combat with this disorder. Update Dent. Coll. j: 2021; 11 (1): 11-15

The Occupational Hazards of Psychoanalysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-279
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Wile
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Hazards

Are There Distinct Disease Entities in Psychopathology?

1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-272
Author(s):  
William M. Grove
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Disease ◽  
Disease Entities
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