background and aims. helicobacter pylori is a microaerophilic gram-negative spiral organism. it is recognized as the etiologic factor for peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric lymphoma. recently, it has been isolated from dental plaque and the dorsum of the tongue. this study was designed to assess the association between h. pylori and oral lesions such as ulcerative/inflammatory le...

cutaneous leishmaniasis is a common tropical dermatose with diverse clinical presentations. at times, it may appear in unusual shape or unusual site that causes diagnostic challenge. we reported a case of unusual presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis which appeared as an ulcer on the lower lip of a ten-year-old boy. the diagnosis was confirmed by identifying leishmania parasites at ulcer smea...

introduction: according to the prevalence of sore mouth, its outcome and possible role of anemia in its etiology and some contradictions in this theory, our study was performed to evaluate the role of iron deficiency anemia as a etiological factor for sore mouth. materials and methods: this historical cohort study was performed on 40 cases, including 20 anemic patients as the experimental group...

we report a rare case of base of tongue tuberculosis following pulmonary tuberculosis. patient presented to us with chief complaints of sore throat and pain on swallowing for period of 3 months. on examination with 70 degree telescope, we observed an ulcer on right side of base of tongue. the edges of the ulcer appeared to be undermined with whitish slough at the centre of the ulcer. examinatio...

background: behcet syndrome is a recurrent inflammatory disorder that frequently involves the ocular system. the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of ocular involvement in cases of behcet's disease in babol, north of iran. methods: from april 2003 to december 2009, 100 cases of behcet's disease who were admitted at the department of ophthalmology and internal medici...

To investigate the gastroprotective activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Ficus religiosa (F. religiosa) in different experimental models of gastric ulcer in rats.The ethanolic leaf extract of F. religiosa were studied at two dose levels (250 and 500 mg/kg, oral) in rats against absolute cold stress induced ulcer and pyloric ligation induced gastric ulcer. Ranitidine (50 mg/kg, oral) was used a...

BACKGROUND Behçet's syndrome (BS) is a multisystem immune-related disease of unknown etiology. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is characterized by the presence of idiopathic oral ulceration without extraoral manifestation. The interplay between the oral microbial communities and the immune response could play an important role in the etiology and pathogenesis of both BS and RAS. OBJECTIVE...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Oral ulcers are very common and can compromise the quality of life of patients with pain. The objective of this study was to evaluate mucosal healing with curcumin in an animal oral ulcer model. STUDY DESIGN Experimental study. METHODS Twenty New Zealand white rabbits were used. Round filter paper 6 mm in diameter was soaked with 15 μl 50% acetic acid and applied over ...

background: bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (bmscs) are the key to regenerative wound healing. mscs have spatial memory and respond to local environment. the goal of this study was to evaluate the use of systemic and intralesional transplantation of bmscs for regeneration of oral mucosa in an in vivo dog model. materials and methods: transplantation of undifferentiated green fluorescent prot...