Intermittent facial swelling

Facial swelling in newborn

DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082014AI2606 A 22-day-old male infant, the first child of nonconsanguineous parents, who was delivered from a followed-up and normal pregnancy, and without alterations in analytical and echographic evaluation. He was born by cesarean section at 39 weeks, because the labor failed to progress, with Apgar score of 9 at 1 minute and of 10 at 5 minute, weighting 3,240g at birth ...

Intermittent Swelling of the Parotid Glands

In the British Medical Journal of August ioth, 1912 (p. 328), there is an interesting article on this subject. Seven cases have been recorded by Goebel, Remouchamp, Kussmaul, Lange and Liiders. Only one patient was a woman ; of the six men two had had syphilis, but although both received energetic anti-syphilitic treatment, the recurrent inflammation of the parotid glands continued. In Kussmaul...

Inflammatory pseudotumor presenting as a facial swelling.

We present a case of inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) presenting as a facial swelling after an accidental hit on a right side of a face. As swelling did not resolve, dental examination and teeth extraction were done by a dentist presuming the swelling was misdiagnosed with infection of dental origin. Swelling grew even bigger and patient was referred to Department of Maxillofacial Surgery. CT sca...

Periorbital and facial swelling due to dermatomyositis.

Progressive left-sided facial swelling and proptosis

Case Presentation A previously healthy 87-year-old African-American man presented to an urgent care facility with left nasal congestion. He reported a twoweek history of nosebleeds, low-grade fever, night sweats and general malaise. He was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and prescribed oral levofloxacin for suspected acute bacterial sinusitis. Due to worsening symptoms, left eye swelling a...