Description
Oral Disease: Case Studies of Difficult Diagnoses provides unique insights into the variety of approaches that may play a role in arriving at the correct diagnosis of conditions involving the oral and maxillofacial region. The book features 116 detailed vignettes and 350 images, representing patients referred by a variety of specialists to Dr. Carl Allen over his 40-year career in oral and maxillofacial pathology. Each vignette offers valuable information about the diagnostic process and challenges of diseases of the oral soft tissues and bone. Topics include trauma-related conditions, developmental conditions and syndromes, viral and fungal infections, immune-mediated disorders, oral precancerous lesions, lymphoreticular and surface epithelial malignancies, salivary gland malignancies, and more.It is often said that we learn best from the mistakes that we make. This text gives medical and dental clinicians the opportunity to learn from the mistakes of others (including those of Dr. Allen!).- 116 vignettes feature a description of the patient's journey before diagnosis, the diagnostic process, and the significance of the situation to clinical professionals- 350 full-color photos and illustrations show the clinically diagnostic features of each lesion- Consistent format provides ease of use and reference- Expert authorship ensures that all information is authoritative, current, and clinically accurate- eBook version — included with print purchase — allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Table of Contents
Section 1: Developmental Conditions/Syndromes1. Acro-osteolysis syndrome2. Gardner syndrome3. Oligodontia misdiagnosed as ectodermal dysplasia4. Plasminogen deficiency5. White sponge nevusSection 2: Dental Conditions6. Fluorosis7. Erosion secondary to bulimiaSection 3: Environmental and Trauma-Related Conditions8. Toothbrush trauma9. Petechial hemorrhage caused by fellatio10. Oxycontin insufflation injury11. Abrading the fibrin covering a non-specific ulcer12. Traumatic ulcers related to xerostomia and candida13. Burn caused by inhaling hashish ember14. Graphite tattoo15. Factitial oro-antral fistula16. Lip burns caused by crack pipe17. Mucosal sloughing caused by tartar-control toothpasteSection 4: Salivary Gland – Reactive18. Necrotizing sialometaplasiaSection 5: Infections – Bacterial19. Syphilis – secondary, presenting as lymphadenopathy20. Syphilis – secondary, presenting as leukoplakiaSection 6: Infections - Fungal21. Candidiasis – mucosal presentations and their management22. Candidiasis – severe cheilitis/lip balms23. Candidiasis – perioral, due to petroleum jelly application24. Candidiasis – invasive in uncontrolled diabetic with oral ulcer25. Aspergillosis – patient being treated for leukemiaSection 7: Infections – Viral26. Hand, foot and mouth disease mistaken for erythema multiforme27. Oral HSV-1 in a leukemia patient28. Oral primary herpes affecting a teenager29. Herpes - recurrent intraoral infectionSection 8: Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection30. Oral Kaposi sarcoma mistaken for Crohn disease31. Recurrent candidiasis and Kaposi sarcoma in a previously undiagnosed HIV patient32. HSV causing a persistent tongue ulcer33. Oral lymphoma mimicking a pyogenic granuloma34. Oral aphthous ulcers in HIV-positive patients35. Oral histoplasmosis in AIDS patients36. HIV-positive man with squamous cell carcinoma37. Behcet syndrome in an HIV-positive man38. HIV-positive man with gingival ulceration39. HIV-positive man with a vascular anomaly of his lipSection 9: Oral Precancerous Conditions – Leukoplakia and Erythroplaki40. Precancerous oral lesions - three different presentations41. Erythroplakia of the floor of the mouth, treated with radiation42. Erythro-leukoplakia of young man's tongueSection 10: Oral Precancerous Conditions – Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplaki43. A woman with palatal erythroplakia and pharyngeal "polyps"44. PVL of the mandibular ridge45. PVL of a young woman's tongue46. PVL of the lateral tongue of a nurse, treated as lichen planus47. PVL, lichenoid, in a middle-aged man48. PVL, slowly progressive in an older man49. PVL, erosive, but eventually leukoplakia and carcinoma50. PVL, young woman with lichenoid tongue lesions51. PVL eventually transforming to verrucous carcinomaSection 11: Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCCa)52. Poorly differentiated Ca of buccal mucosa in a young woman53. SCCa of tongue treated as denture sore54. SCCa of gingiva arising in "lichen planus"55. SCCa of gingiva mistaken for cyclosporine hyperplasia56. SCCa of the lower lip in BMT patient, treated as infection57. SCCa of dorsal tongue, treated as candidiasis58. SCCa, large and destructive of the buccal mucosa59. SCCa, due to betel quid and cigarette use in an Indian man60. SCCa of the dorsal tongue. Mild dysplasia 10 years earlier.61. SCCa of the tongue treated as infection over several months62. SCCa of tongue thought to be due to a foreign body63. SCCa, massive lesion of the lower lip. Non-treatable.64. SCCa of the gingiva. Prior biopsy suggested dysplasia.65. SCCa of tongue in a 36-year-old woman66. SCCa mistaken for abscess in a 19-year-old male67. SCCa of the cheek in a man who used alternative treatments68. Verrucous Ca is managed with radiation in an older man69. Verrucous Ca is seen in the initial incisional biopsy…Section 12: Melanoma70. Oral melanoma in an edentulous manSection 13: Malignancies of Osseous Differentiation71. Osteosarcoma affecting a woman with Turner syndrome72.
