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Post on Yeast Issues
Eating a diet low in complex charbohydrates might help people feel better for a number of reasons. Gluten sensitivity and complex fungal toxins may deplete patients energy reserves. Candida Diet
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Post on Nasal Excellence
YOUR ONLY DESTINATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE EXCELLENCE “One Doctor for One Nose”…. The Sinus and Allergy Center is focused exclusively on nasal, sinus, and allergy problems. We are board certified ear,...
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Actinomycosis
Actinomycosis occurs rarely in humans but rather frequently in cattle as a disease called lumpy jaw. This name refers to the large abscesses that grow on the head and neck of the infected animal. It...
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Keratosis Obturans Post
Keratosis obturans and external auditory canal cholesteatoma (EACC) have previously been considered to represent the same disease process. However, review of the literature and our cases reveal these...
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Recently, pts. have become aware of the prevalance of H. pylori as a cause of ulcers and questioning why I don’t emperically tx. for it, rather than an initial trial of PPI’s. My response is that...
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What are hiccups? Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, a large sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. This spasm causes an intake of breath that is...
View ArticleRhinoplasty Photography
The art and technology of photography can be overwhelming to the facial plastic surgeon. Photographic documentation of patients undergoing rhinoplasty is essential for patient consultation,...
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Trichilemmoma
Trichilemmoma (also known as “tricholemmoma”) is a benign cutaneous neoplasm that shows differentiation toward cells of the outer root sheath. The lesion is often seen in the face and neck region....
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Sebaceous Adenoma
Sebaceous adenoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by a slow-growing tumour usually presenting as a pink, flesh-coloured, or yellow papule or nodule. Sebaceous adenomas, in isolation, are not...
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Grass Antigen Pill
FDA Approves Grastek, Merck’s Grass Allergy Pill; Joins Oralair In New Round Of Immunotherapies The FDA’s approval of Merck’s Grastek ushers in a new era of grass allergy immunotherapy, as it’s the...
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Black Hairy Tongue
Basically a bacterial papillitis. The name black hairy tongue may sound scary, but the condition is harmless. Black hairy tongue is caused by bacteria or fungi in the mouth, which make the tongue...
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Mango and Cashew/Pistachio Cross Reactivity
Should a patient with proven allergy to cashew and pistachio always be told to avoid mango or should a separate evaluation for mango allergy be carried out on a case by case basis? Thank you for your...
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Oral Allergy Syndrome
Oral Allergy Syndrome, also known as pollen-food syndrome is caused by cross-reactive allergens found in both pollen and raw fruits, vegetables, and some tree nuts. Those with oral allergy syndrome...
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Post on recent Angioedema Case
This is a case of angioedema, a significant swelling of tissues deep to the skin and mucous membranes. Angioedema differs from conditions such as urticaria where there is swelling of the skin....
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What is new in post op tonsillectomy?
Recovering From Throat Surgery Recovering from throat surgery such as tonsillectomy, uvuloplasty, and or base of tongue surgery can be excruciating. There is no pain therapy that is out of bounds. I...
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Fungal Issues and Gluten Sensitivity
Fungal Allergies and Sinus Issues Overview Yeast, Candida, Thrush, Monilia, Mold, and Fungus are all terms that we routinely use interchangeably and incorrectly. This is often confusing to both...
View ArticleCeliac Syndrome
The Controversy of Celiac Disease (Gluten Sensitivity) The problem here is that we define a complex autoimmune disease spectrum by a traditional and end-stage histologic finding. Better tools are on...
View ArticleAlpha-gal (Meat) Allergy
Alpha-gal allergies are a reaction to Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, whereby the body is overloaded with immunoglobulin E antibodies on contact with the carbohydrate. Alpha-gal is found in all mammals...
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RRP/HPV
There are over 200 known serotypes of HPV. About 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. About 7% of adults have HPV in their oral cavity. Only about 3,000 to 13,000 patients in the...
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Ameloblastoma
Ameloblastoma is a rare, noncancerous (benign) tumor that develops most often in the jaw near the molars. Ameloblastoma begins in the cells that form the protective enamel lining on your teeth....
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