Inflammatory processes can underlie the etiology of several pathological conditions ranging from metabolic to infectious diseases. Periodontitis, a chronic oral infectious disease, appears to occur as a result of a ...

Degos` disease or malignant atrophic papulosis is a rare vasculopathy characterized by the presence of a typical skin lesion and visceral vascular involvement of small vessels, mainly of the digestive tract or central ...

Background and purpose: Apart from the central nervous system parasitic invasion in chagasic immunodeficient patients and strokes due to heart lesions provoked by the disease, the typical neurological syndromes of the ...

To analyze the long-term antimalarials (AM) usage on elderly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from 2002 to 2008. Fifty-seven consecutive SLE patients, a parts per thousand yen65 years, were enrolled. The patients ...

Saliva has become an important resource for evaluating physiological and pathological conditions in humans. The use of saliva has many advantages, including the simple and non-invasive method of collection and its easy, ...

For the purposes of this report, ""systemic disease"" will be interpreted as conditions that are spread out within the body rather than localized strictly to the tissues of the oral cavity. Since it would take many volumes ...

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries. It is currently recognized as a major health concern due to excessive adipose tissue which is associated with a wide range of other medical ...