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Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Aged , Carotid Artery Diseases/epidemiology , Child , Diagnostic Errors , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sex Distribution , SyndromeABSTRACT
Infectious granulomatous diseases of the head and neck are very important entities that can mimic or hide malignant tumors and a wide variety of diseases. The frequency of these diseases is increasing with the wider use of immunosuppressive drugs and the increasing incidence of AIDS. The diagnosis is simple, and does not require sophisticated diagnostic procedures, but a high index of suspicion is necessary. Although other studies are helpful to suggest the diagnosis or define the extent of the disease, the microbiological and histopathological analyses are the most specific studies for the diagnosis. The therapy is usually combined: medical and surgical. The medical therapy involves treatment for a long period of time, usually between 3 and 6 months. The follow-up should be kept for at least 3 years. The tendency of some of these diseases to relapse makes the therapy discouraging, and some patients will need multiple therapies throughout their life. An accurate diagnosis and specific therapy for adequate amount of time is the best way to achieve a complete cure or at least a better chance for a good prognosis.
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Bacterial Infections , Granuloma , Mycoses , Adult , Aged , Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Bacterial Infections/therapy , Child , Combined Modality Therapy , Eyelid Diseases/diagnosis , Eyelid Diseases/microbiology , Eyelid Diseases/therapy , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Granuloma/diagnosis , Granuloma/microbiology , Granuloma/therapy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth Diseases/diagnosis , Mouth Diseases/microbiology , Mouth Diseases/therapy , Mycoses/diagnosis , Mycoses/therapy , Orbital Diseases/diagnosis , Orbital Diseases/microbiology , Orbital Diseases/therapy , Pharyngeal Diseases/diagnosis , Pharyngeal Diseases/microbiology , Pharyngeal Diseases/therapy , PrognosisABSTRACT
Forty-seven patients with irreversible nasal obstruction due to inferior turbinate hypertrophy were treated by cryosurgery, the short and medium term results having been clinically evaluated. Permanent good results in nasal breathing were achieved in 83% of the patients. Failures are mostly related to turbinates hypertrophy due to nasal allergy. The combination of cryosurgery and nasal septoplasty, in cases of hypertrophy associated with deformities of nasal septum, gives an excellent result. Cryosurgery of hypertrophic nasal turbinates is a simple, safe, and reliable procedure to improve nasal breathing in cases of nasal turbinate hypertrophy.
