A lip biopsy shows this:
Challenge: Diagnosis?
Related Questions:
1. What is the cause of her tooth decay? What's the medical term for it?
2. What's shown on the biopsy?
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Friday, September 7, 2007
Named After a Swede
A 48 year old woman presents for a routine check-up. Since you are mindful of your Foundations of Patient Care (FPC) training to ask about sexuality, you ask her if she has any questions or concerns about her sexual functioning. She mentions that she gets some vaginal dryness, but noticing your anxiety, declines a pelvic exam. As you ask about other changes in her health, she says that she feels like she has "meth mouth", though she claims she stopped using that stuff over a decade ago. When you look at her oral cavity, you notice pretty advanced tooth decay. "Oh and one more thing," she says, "I feel like I get sand in my eyes a lot."
A lip biopsy shows this:
Challenge: Diagnosis?
Related Questions:
1. What is the cause of her tooth decay? What's the medical term for it?
2. What's shown on the biopsy?
Image shown under GNU Free Documentation License.
A lip biopsy shows this:
Challenge: Diagnosis?
Related Questions:
1. What is the cause of her tooth decay? What's the medical term for it?
2. What's shown on the biopsy?
Image shown under GNU Free Documentation License.
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Sicca Sjogren syndrome which is commonly associated with RA
Named After a Swede
Xerostomia is the medical term for dry mouth due to lack of saliva. This can lead to cavities and poor dentition. Along with dry eyes, it is a hallmark sign of Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that destroys exocrine glands producing tears and saliva. This combination of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia is referred to as the sicca complex. Other exocrine involvement may include vaginal dryness. Sjogren’s syndrome is associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The histopathology image shows focal lymphoid infiltration in the salivary glands.
Source: Wikipedia, UpToDate.
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