The need for studies on prevalence of lesions in the field of oral medicine increases as more patients suffer from oral mucosal diseases. Data on prevalence of oral mucosal diseases throughout the world are scarce. Therefore, we have made a retrospective study of patients referred to the Department of Oral Medicine, University of Zagreb, during a period of one year, i.e. 2010. Data on patient a...

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two idiopathic chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Although these diseases may show substantial phenotypic overlap, it is widely accepted that these represent distinct pathogenic entities. The cause of neither ulcerative colitis nor Crohn’s disease is known, and genetic as well as environmental factors have been implicated. Previous reports implic...

The cause of mucosal injury in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not clear but likely involves infectious agents or other toxins followed by an abnormal immune response in genetically susceptible individuals. The inflammatory cytokines appear to play a key role in both the susceptibility of some individuals and the tissue damage that accompanies IBD. The generation of transgenic and gene-targ...

Guidelines for the management of patients with invasive candidiasis and mucosal candidiasis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These updated guidelines replace the previous guidelines published in the 15 January 2004 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have or are at...

Anaemia is a common problem encountered by paediatricians and general practitioners in the paediatric population. If left untreated, it can lead to serious health consequences, slower development cognitive impairment. Therefore, extremely important identify its cause implement appropriate treatment. Since iron deficiency most of anaemia, oral supplementation at doses should be used as first ste...

Dermatological diseases, besides involving the skin and its appendages may also involve the oral cavity. The lesions of oral cavity in dermatological disorders deserve special attention, considering that they may be the presenting clinical feature or the only sign of these disorders. Moreover, oral mucosal lesions in skin diseases can be life-threatning and also affect the quality of life in te...

Lamina muscularis mucosae sitting beneath mucosal surface of the digestive tract has received little attention to date compared with external smooth muscle layers. Motor activity of the muscularis mucosae shows a great regional and species difference. Autonomic innervation profile is also different from esophagus to colon or between animal species. Intracellular transduction mechanisms for moto...

The diagnosis and classification of mucosal disease for the busy general dental practitioner can be difficult since many mucosal diseases present with a similar oral appearance. The term desquamative gingivitis (DG) is often used as a descriptive term because the aetiology of the inflammation may originate from multiple oral conditions. In this review article, we discuss oral lichen planus, muc...

Backgrounds and Aims: The protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania can be stated as the causative agents of the various clinical diseases. Fetal Calf Serum (FCS) is the major part of the Leishmania culture media, which is the most expensive ingredient in these media. The coconut water is packed with nutrients that yield an array of health benefits. Materials and Methods: In the present st...