Florid Osseous Dysplasia in Edentulous Maxilla and Mandible: A Rare Case Report

Introduction: Florid osseous dysplasia (FOD) has been described as a reactive fibro-osseous lesion affecting the jaw bones especially the tooth bearing areas. Usually, this lesion is asymptomatic unless accidentally detected during radiographic examination for any other purpose. Although the etiology is unclear, several theories suggests that its origin was related to reactive or dysplastic changes within the periodontal ligament. Case Presentation: Presenting a case of Florid Osseous Dysplasia within the edentulous maxilla and mandible of 65-year-old female patient. Patient reported with a diffuse swelling in the edentulous maxillary and mandibular posterior regions intraorally. Radiographically, multiple radiopaque lesions were noted bilaterally in the posterior mandible and also in the right posterior side of the maxilla. On microscopic examination, the lesion was composed of spicules of bony trabeculae with osteocytes in lacunae and intervening fibro-fatty connective tissue with plump fibroblasts. Management and prognosis: After the incisional biopsy, surgical recontouring was done along with further regular follow up and observation. Conclusion: Diagnosis of the jaw lesions is based on clinical findings, radiographic features, and histological picture, whereas FOD can be diagnosed based on its clinical and radiographical features. Even though the surgical approach may lead to many complications like osteomyelitis, infection, fracture etc., a biopsy may be done to confirm the diagnosis.

Bilineage T‑lymphoblastic/myeloid extramedullary blast crisis in chronic myelogenous leukemia.

The blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) can be hematological or extramedullary. About 25% of these cases fulfill the criteria for mixed phenotype acute leukemia. We here report a case of a second blast crisis of CML which was extramedullary and was immunophenotypically bilineage T/myeloid.

Antimicrobial activity of some of the south-Indian spices against serotypes of Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and Aeromonas hydrophila

Avaliou-se a atividade antimicrobiana de extratos de alho (Allium sativum), noz-moscada (Mysritica frangrans), gengibre (Zingiber officinale) cebola (Allium cepa) e pimenta do reino (Piper nigrum) sobre 20 sorotipos de Escherichia coli, 8 sorotipos de Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes e Aeromonas hydrophila. O alho apresentou atividade antimicrobiana excelente sobre todos os microrganismos testados, excepto L. monocytogenes. A noz-moscada apresentou boa atividade antilisteria, emboara atividade sobre E. coli e Salmonella tenha sido sorotipo-dependente. Tanto alho como noz-moscada foram eficientes contra A. hydrophila. O extrato de gengibre apresentou atividade inibitória sobre dois sorotipos de E. coli: 08 (enterotoxigenico) e 088. Os extratos de cebola e pimenta do reino não apresentaram nenhuma atividade contra os microrganismos testados.