Smoker's melanosis or early melanoma- misdiagnosis trap?
Objective: First used by Hedin in 1977, “smokers' melanosis” is currently recognized as a clinical diagnosis without recourse to biopsy. Current research findings however suggest the disturbing possibility of mistaking a “silent” oral malignant melanoma
S.O. Nwhator
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Synchronous melanosis of upper and lower urinary tract
Urothelial melanosis is an exceptionally rare diagnosis, with less than 25 cases being reported in the literature. Melanosis of the urothelium is characterized by abnormal melanin deposition within tissues, producing a black, velvety appearance to the ...
Ahmad N. Alzubaidi +5 more
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Melanosis coli: Harmless pigmentation? A case-control retrospective study of 657 cases. [PDF]
The association of melanosis coli with the development of colorectal polyps remains uncertain.From a total of 18263 patients who had received colonoscopy in our hospital, 219 with melanosis coli cases and 438 controls matched by age and sex (at 1:2 ratio)
Zhong Hui Liu +5 more
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Inhibitory Effect of Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) Extract on the Melanosis and Quality Deterioration of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) During Cold Storage [PDF]
The effect of Lonicera japonica Thunb. (LJT) extract on melanosis and quality deterioration of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) during cold storage was evaluated, using 4-hexylresorcinol (4-HR), a commercial melanosis inhibitor, as a positive ...
Ouyang Zheng +6 more
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A review of the use of plant extracts to control melanosis in farmed shrimp [PDF]
Shrimp is a highly perishable product with limited shelf life due to melanosis and biological composition. Controlling the destructive effects of melanosis is one of the major challenges for the industry. Melanosis in crustaceans is usually controlled by
M. Seifzadeh
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Association of Oral Melanosis with Soft Tissue Pathologies: A Hospitalbased Observational Study [PDF]
Introduction: Oral pigmentation can be physiological/pathological, exogenous/endogenous. Melanin is the most important pigment responsible for normal pigmentation.
Aarushi Garg +2 more
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Melanosis coli as a factor in the development of colorectal cancer
Melanosis coli is characteristic of patients with a long history of constipation and the use of laxatives – anthraquinone derivatives, which are quite prescribed by doctors and patients independently.
D. A. Mtvralashvili +4 more
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Unilateral hyperpigmented lesion of the breast
Muco‐cutaneous melanosis is a benign entity with no progression. Although, dermoscopic features may help to differentiate melanosis from malignant pigmented diseases, histopathology remains crucial for the confirming of melanosis of the nipple and areola.
Kouki Chaima +6 more
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Melanosis tubae et ovarii: An overlooked entity?
Melanosis is a rare benign entity defined by the deposition of brownish-black pigment in a wide variety of organs especially the gastrointestinal tract, peritoneum, fallopian tubes and ovaries.
Ashutosh Rath +4 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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