ABSTRACT
The number of elderly people in the Dutch society is increasing. As a result their number will grow in any dental practice. More elderly people keep (at least part of) their own dentition which requires pro-active oral health care. Ageing is associated with a greater prevalence of chronic diseases and disability. General self-care might decrease when frailty comes. As a consequence, problems with oral self-care will occur. Dental general practitioners have a responsibility to provide adequate oral care for their elderly patients. Information on their general medical conditions and the effects these might have on their oral health should be collected for individual oral health care programmes. Preventive and individual oral care programmes are recommended.
Subject(s)
Aging/physiology , Dental Care for Aged/standards , Frail Elderly , Oral Health , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Aging/pathology , Aging/psychology , Dental Care for Aged/organization & administration , Female , Humans , Male , Self CareABSTRACT
The authors report a new case of induced pemphigus: a 64-year-old man has had rheumatoid arthritis for 10 years. When he developed his pemphigus, he had been taking D-penicillamine and piroxicam for about 8 months. He needed high doses of prednisolone associated with azathioprine to clear his eruption. The case had a fatal outcome.
Subject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse effects , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Pemphigus/chemically induced , Penicillamine/adverse effects , Thiazines/adverse effects , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy , Aspirin/therapeutic use , Azathioprine/administration & dosage , Drug Therapy, Combination , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pemphigus/drug therapy , Pemphigus/pathology , Piroxicam , Prednisolone/administration & dosage , Time FactorsABSTRACT
The authors report a case of a Buschke-Loewenstein tumor located at the anus. Initial treatment with Bleomycin was remarkably effective. A recurrence 3 months later did not respond any more to Bleomycin. Multiple surgical resections were performed in association with this form of chemotherapy.