Atrophic glossitis: Etiology, serum autoantibodies, anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and management

Glossitis secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency anemia.

Etiology and diagnosis of progressive atrophic rhinitis

All diseases that result in turbinate atrophy in swine are called atrophic rhinitis (AR);however,not all cases of AR are economicallysignificant.Economic losses are attributed to reduced weight gain and feed efficiencyand the cost of treatment and prevention. There are two recognized forms of AR, which include the progressive form caused by toxigenic Pasteurella multocida and the nonprogressive...

Folate and cobalamin deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in Bangladesh.

BACKGROUND Indian Asian men residing in the United Kingdom have a higher prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia than do their European counterparts. This has been largely attributed to dietary deficiencies in cobalamin associated with vegetarianism among these Indian Asians. OBJECTIVE We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of folate and cobalamin deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in Bangladesh....

Nail Biting; Etiology, Consequences and Management

Nail biting (NB) is a common, but unresolved, problem in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and dentistry. While it seems that NB is a simple behavior that can be stopped easily, many of the children with NB have already tried to stop it, but they have not been successful. The frustrations due to failed attempt involve others such as parents and siblings. The present review aims at providing an o...

Serum autoantibodies and uveitis.

The serum of 893 uveitis patients was examined for various non-ocular specific autoantibodies. Overall 40.8% of patients had detectable levels of autoantibodies in their sera. These comprised antibodies to smooth muscle (23.1%), nuclear material (12.7%), gastric parietal cell (3.0%), reticulin (1.8%), and mitochondria (0.2%). When the patients were distributed into nine selected categories of u...