We report a 47 year old man who presented with painful non-healing tongue ulcers of 3 months duration. Examination revealed an additional buccal ulcer that he was unaware of. Histopathology of the ulcers showed caseation necrosis. Following this report, chest radiography and sputum microscopy performed revealed pulmonary tuberculosis. From this case-study, one should be aware of coexisting pulm...

Introduction: Oral verrucous carcinoma (OVC) is a rare malignancy of the oral cavity that was first described by Ackerman. This tumor is a well-differentiated low-grade, slow growing cancer that is locally invasive without metastasis. Ameloblastoma is one of the most common odontogenic tumors, which originates from the odontogenic epithelium. Verrucous carcinoma along with central ambloblastoma...

Two dogs of different age groups were presented with the history of oral growth, bleeding, excessive salivation, bad breath, inappetance and dysphagia. Physical examination revealed cauliflower like reddish growth in the gingiva enclosing the mandibular incisiors and canine tooth. Haematology and serum biochemical profiles were within the normal range. Plain radiography revealed extensive growt...

A 23-year-old female patient presented with diffuse swelling causing intermittent pain involving the left side of face that had been present for over 10 years. Extra-oral examination revealed expansile lesions in maxilla and mandible, appeared mixed radiolucent-radiopaque on panoramic radiography. The maxillary lesion resulted opacification sinus. mandible trabecular bony changes larger radiolu...

A previously healthy 83-year-old man presented to our emergency department with 3-day history of fever and dyspnea. Physical examination findings were as follows: oral temperature of 38.28C, pulse rate of 119 beats/min, respiratory rate of 32 breaths/ min, blood pressure of 108/67mmHg and diffuse crackles over bilateral lungs. Clinical laboratory findings were as follows: white blood cell count...

CE Email comments/questions to [email protected], fax 800-556-3288, or log on to www.VetLearn.com Computed radiography (CR) is a digital imaging technology and digital x-ray image management system that has been used in human and veterinary medicine since the 1980s. CR helps eliminate many of the disadvantages of traditional radiography. A storage phosphor plate collects the pattern of x...