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Background: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of surgical difficulty detected using the Pederson and Parant scales and the duration of the surgery on postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus. Methods: Surgical difficulty for each mandibular third molar was estimated using the Pederson and Parant scales and the duration of the surgery in 50 healthy patients. Postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus were evaluated preoperatively and on the 2nd and 7th days post-operation and the recorded data was analyzed with statistical significance set at P = 0.05. Results: Age was found to be a risk factor for 7th day postoperative pain (p = 0.032) and trismus (p = 0.008). The relationship between the duration of surgery and the Parant scale was statistically significant (p = 0.000), and the duration of surgery was found to be a risk factor for 7th day postoperative trismus (p = 0.017). Conclusion: There were no significant relationships between the postoperative complications and the Pederson and Parant scale scores.
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Kaposi's varicelliform eruption [KVE] or eczema herpeticum is a disseminated viral infection superimposed on pre-existing dermatosis. it is frequently cased by Herpes simplex and certain other viruses. It may result on life-threatening viraemia with multiorgan involvement and secondary infections. We report a 34-year old female patient with KVE which is caused by herpes virus developed on irritant contact dermatitis because of its rare occurrence
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A predisposition to occlusive vascular diseases has been reported in patients with psoriasis and it has been suggested that some of these patients have some disorders of lipid metabolism. In this study, serum lipid levels were investigated in psoriatic patients to explore to the knowledge of this relationship. One hundred psoriatic patients and 100 non- psoriatic controls were included in the study. Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), and very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-cholesterol) levels were measured. In patients with psoriasis, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels were found to be significantly higher than those of controls. No significant differences were found in the other parameters. We concluded that psoriatic patients should be evaluated and followed up for the risk of hyperlipidemia and obstructive vascular diseases.