[Hibernoma: a rare case of cervical mass]. / Hibernoma: un extraño caso de masa cervical.

The hibernoma is an uncommon benign tumor thought to arise from the vestiges of the fetal brown fat. The term hibernoma is derived from the microscopic similarity of this tumor to the glandular brown adipose tissue occurring in the organs of hibernation of certain animal species. There are reported about 100 hibernomas in the literature world wide and only a small number of them are in the neck. We report the case of a 33 years old male with a 20 months history of a painless mass in his right neck.

[Tongue necrosis as onset of temporal arteritis]. / Necrosis lingual como inicio de la arteritis temporal.

The Horton's disease is a generalized vascular affectation, characterized by a giant cell arteritis. Medium and small caliber arteries are the most frequently affected, mainly of the craneal vascular territory, in particular the collateral branches of the external carotid, and artery in special the superficial temporal artery. We present a case of lingual necrosis as debut of the Horton's disease that has been diagnosed and treated in our ENT Department.

Hibernoma: un extraño caso de masa cervical / Hibernoma: a rare case of cervical mass

El hibernoma es un tumor muy infrecuente que se cree deriva de los vestigios de la grasa parda fetal. El término hibernoma deriva de la similitud microscópica de este tumor con el tejido glandular de grasa parda que se encuentra en los órganos de hibernación de ciertas especies animales. Hay descritos aproximadamente 100 hibernomas en la literatura mundial, de los cuales sólo un reducido número aparecen en el cuello. Presentamos el caso de un paciente varón de 33 años con una masa laterocervical derecha asintomática de 20 meses de evolución (AU)

The hibernoma is an uncommon benign tumor thought to arise from the vestiges of the fetal brown fat. The term hibernoma is derived from the microscopic similarity of this tumor to the glandular brown adipose tissue occurring in the organs of hibernation of certain animal species. There are reported about 100 hibernomas in the literature world wide and only a small number of them are in the neck. We report the case of a 33 years old male with a 20 months history of a painless mass in his right neck (AU)

Necrosis lingual como inicio de la arteritis temporal / Lingual necrosis as debut of temporal arteritis

La enfermedad de Horton es una afectación vascular generalizada, caracterizada por una arteritis de células gigantes. Las arterias más frecuentemente afectadas son las de mediano y pequeño calibre, sobre todo del territorio vascular craneal, concretamente las ramas colaterales de la arteria carótida externa, y en especial la arteria temporal superficial. Presentamos un caso de necrosis lingual como debut de la enfermedad de Horton que ha sido diagnosticado y tratado en nuestro Servicio de ORL (AU)

The Horton's disease is a generalized vascular affectation, characterized by a giant cell arteritis. Medium and small caliber arteries are the most frequently affected, mainly of the craneal vascular territory, in particular the collateral branches of the external carotid, and artery in special the superficial temporal artery. We present a case of lingual necrosis as debut of the Horton's disease that has been diagnosed and treated in our ENT Department (AU)

Absceso lingual. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura / Lingual abscess. Presentation of a case and bibliographic review

Los abscesos linguales son infecciones extremadamente infrecuentes. Presentamos un nuevo caso de absceso lingual localizado en el tercio posterior de la lengua, diagnosticado por TC. Revisamos la literatura señalando la dificultad diagnóstica de estos casos. Discutimos la etiología, fisiopatología, diagnóstico, basado en las pruebas de imagen y tratamiento, donde es fundamental la protección de la via aérea superior de estas infrecuentes infecciones (AU)

[Orodental hygiene habits in preadolescents and adolescents from 2 urban and 2 rural secondary schools]. / Estudio de hábitos de higiene bucodental en preadolescentes y adolescentes de dos colegios urbanos y dos rurales.

OBJECTIVE: Buccodental health is a problem of high prevalence, including mainly caries, malocclusion and malposition. Dental caries is the principal oral problem of childhood and adolescence. The objective of our study was to know the information, customs and attitudes in relationship to buccodental hygiene of preadolescent and adolescent students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The design is a cross-sectional epidemiological study of two urban (n = 330 students) and two rural (n = 270 students) schools. We performed an individual interview with the students that included 27 items concerning knowledge, customs and attitudes about buccodental hygiene. RESULTS: The prevalence of caries is 24.5% in our population. We found the best buccodental hygiene in rural students and girls. The adolescents are more problematic than preadolescents. CONCLUSION: It is important to make health examinations and to have health education in school, especially concerning some pathologies with a higher prevalence such as dental caries and other buccodental diseases. The first step towards good health education is to know the reality of the problem. A higher level of sanitary education in rural schools is most likely the cause for better results in this population. The girls have more conscience of this disease. It is necessary to increase the health education about buccodental hygiene, mainly in adolescence.