CHAPTER 50 Gingivitis and Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (Trench Mouth) Presentation With mild gingivitis, the patient’s gums bleed easily and become red and swollen with increased sensitivity. As symptoms worsen,…
CHAPTER 164 Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Creeping Eruption) Presentation The patient has an intensely pruritic, thin, erythematous, serpiginous, raised eruption on the sole of the foot, hand, or buttock (Figure 164-1)….
CHAPTER 6 Migraine Headache Presentation Migraine headache may occur with or, more commonly, without aura. The patient, more commonly female, complains of a pulsating, severe unilateral headache lasting 4 to…
CHAPTER 53 Oral Candidiasis (Thrush or Yeast Infection) Presentation An infant (who often has a concurrent diaper rash) has white patches in his mouth, or an older patient (who usually…
CHAPTER 104 Cheiralgia Paresthetica (Handcuff Neuropathy) Presentation The patient may complain of pain around the thumb caused by tight handcuffs. The pain decreases with handcuff removal, but there is residual…
CHAPTER 46 Dental Pain, Pericoronitis Presentation The patient is between the ages of 17 and 25 and seeks help because of painful swelling and infection around an erupting or impacted…
CHAPTER 56 Perlèche (Angular Cheilitis) Presentation The patient complains of inflammation and soreness of the skin and contiguous labial mucous membranes at the angles of the mouth (Figure 56-1). On…
CHAPTER 25 Ultraviolet Keratoconjunctivitis (Welder’s or Tanning Bed Burn) Presentation The patient arrives in the ED or clinic complaining of severe, intense, burning eye pain, usually bilateral, beginning 6 to…
CHAPTER 10 Trivial, Minimal, and Minor Head Trauma (Concussion) Presentation Trivial or minimal head injuries are those that occur when an individual has been struck by a lightweight stick, has…
Treatment is optimized by first administering an anesthetic nerve block with a long-acting local anesthetic, such as bupivacaine (Marcaine) 0.5% (see Appendix D). Irrigate the socket with warm normal saline…
