Angular Cheilitis in elderly patient with diabetes mellitus and decrease of vertical dimensions

@#Our patient is a 61-year-old, male, heavy smoker, and diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) who sought medical intervention due to complaints of painful lesions on the left and right corners of the mouth. The patient lost a lot of teeth, only two remained intact and has never used dentures. We present a case of angular cheilitis in an elderly patient with DM and a decrease of vertical dimensions. Clinical management includes anamnesis, clinical examination, treatment and elimination of predisposing factors through integrated multidisciplinary treatment.

Queilite angular traumática em eqüinos associada à ingestão de Panicum maximum / Angular cheilitis in horses associated with ingestion of Panicum maximum

Uma condição com aumento da fenda bucal de eqüinos por lesão na comissura labial foi estudada. Este aumento tinha extensão variável e era uni ou bilateral. Na mucosa da bochecha da comissura labial exposta havia pequenas erosões. Durante a mastigação havia perda de pequena quantidade de capim e saliva pela fenda bucal aumentada. Os animais apresentavam bom estado nutricional. O exame histopatológico de tecido retirado da comissura labial revelou epidermite superficial. Nas quatro propriedades onde se verificou o problema, constatou-se que os eqüinos eram mantidos em sistema extensivo de criação em pastagem de Panicum maximum (variedades Tanzânia, Mombaça, Tobiatã e Colonião), com folhas maduras, altas, lignificadas e de bordos cortantes. De acordo com os dados epidemiológicos, com os achados clínicos e histopatológicos, concluí-se que essas lesões foram causadas pela ação cortante das folhas de Panicum maximum, associada à forma de apreensão da pastagem alta e mastigação pelos eqüinos.

A condition with enlargement of the oral cleft in horses was studied. The enlargement of varied extension was uni or bilateral. The cheek mucosa of the labial commissure showed slight erosions. During chewing there was loss of small amounts of grass and saliva through the oral cleft. The affected horses were in good nutritional condition. Histopathological studies of tissues obtained by biopsia, revealed a superficial epidermitis. The pastures consisted of Panicum maximum grass (varieties Tanzânia, Mombaça, Tobiatã and Colonião) which was mature, tall, lignified, with leaves of cutting edges. Based on epidemiological, clinical and histopathological data, it was concluded that the lesions were caused by the hard grass, favored by the way horses pull the tall grass and chew it.

Comparación de la presencia de queilitis angular en niños VIH(+) y VIH(-), hijos de madres seropositivas / Comparison of the presence of angular cheilitis in HIV (+) and HIV (-), children of mothers with HIV

En niños la vía más común de infección por VIH/SIDA es la forma vertical; es decir de madre infectada a hijo. Su inmunosupresión, permite la instalación de enfermedades oportunistas, siendo la cavidad bucal un lugar ideal para la presencia de estas lesiones. De ellas la más frecuente es la candidiasis bucal. Comparar la frecuencia de candidiasis bucal en su forma queilitis angular en niños VIH (+) con los VIH (-) verticalmente expuestos. Se realizó la Historia Clínica a un total de 59 niños (0 a 4 años), 32 VIH (+) y 27 VIH (-), que asistieron al CAPEI/UCV 2003-2004, siguiendo el protocolo correspondiente. Se realizó cultivo para determinar candidiasis. La prueba estadística fue Chi cuadrado de Pearson. De los 59 niños examinados, el 58,8 por ciento (30), presentaron alguna lesión en labio. El 50,5 por ciento de los niños (16) fueron diagnosticados con candidiasis en su forma de queilitis angular, de los cuales el 75,5 por ciento (12) eran VIH (+), en comparación con el 25,9 por ciento (4) eran VIH (-). Al aplicar la prueba de chi cuadrado de Pearson se observó una alta significación estadística (P= 0,001) en relación a la presencia de queilitis angular en ambos grupos. Los resultados reflejan significancia estadística de la presencia de queilitis angular en los niños VIH(+), en la población estudiada lo que pone de manifiesto la importancia que tiene la participación del Odontopediatra en el manejo del diagnóstico y tratamiento de las lesiones bucales en los niños VIH(+)

Vertically-acquired infection HIV/AIDS is commonly seen in children; in other words, mother-to-child transmission. Immuno-compromised state, permit the installation of opportunist infections where the oral candidiasis is the most frequent. To compare frequency of oral candidiasis present as angular cheilitis in children HIV (+) and VIH (-) vertically exposed. 59 children (aged 0 to 4), 32 VIH (+) y 27 VIH (-) from the CAPEI/UCV 2003-2004, were clinically examinated following the corresponding protocol. Oral samples were cultured for Candida growth. Statistical analyses using Chi square the Pearson were made. Of 59 children examined, 58, 8 percent (30) presented any lip lesion. 50, 5 percent (16), were oral candidiasis as angular cheilitis diagnosed, where 75, 5 percent (12) were HIV (+) compare to 25,9 percent (4) VIH (-). The Chi square test show high statistical significance (P= 0,001) related to angular cheilitis in both groups. These results indicate the statistical significance of angular cheilitis in HIV (+) children in the total study group and shows up the fundamental Pediatric Dentistry participation in the diagnosis and treatment of oral lesion in children VIH (+)