A potential side effect of oral topical steroids: Central serous chorioretinopathy

Topical corticosteroids are some of the most common drugs used in oral medicine for treating atrophic and erosive lesions that affect the mucosa. Adverse effects of these drugs include oral candidiasis with associated burning mouth and hypogeusia, hypersensitive reactions to the drug, and inhibition of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and secondary adrenal insufficiency. The ocular side effects of oral topical steroids are less documented. This short communication describes a case of central serous retinopathy that developed following administration of oral topical steroid.

Oral Lesions in Neurofibromatosis Type I: Report of a Case and Clinical Implications.

Neurofi broma is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor and one of the most frequent tumors of neural origin. Its presence is one of the main clinical criteria for the diagnosis of neurofi bromatosis Type I (NF-I). NF-I is a hereditary disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and the patients present with skin lesions, i.e., café au lait spots and neurofi bromas. Diagnosis is mainly based on a series of clinical criteria. NF-I may present with defi nite oral lesions, which mandate the dental surgeons with the responsibility of accurate diagnosis. Th e paper emphasizes the role of an oral diagnostician in the recognition of NF-I in a family.