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Entcase is an electronic journal which publishes peer-reviewed scientific case-reports. It is published as 4 issues through out a whole year. All accepted manuscripts are published immediately.

OTOLOGIC INVOLVEMENT IN WEGENER’S DISEASE

Introduction: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that mainly involves the respiratory tract and kidneys. Otologic manifestations are frequent but rarely occur as isolated findings. Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female presented with left-sided hearing loss, otorrhea, and peripheral facial paralysis. She underwent left canal wall down mastoidectomy, ...

LINGUAL FRENULUM SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ANKYLOGLOSSIA: CASE SERIES

Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is a condition characterized by restricted tongue movement resulting from a congenital anomaly of the lingual frenulum. The lingual frenulum is a thin fibro-mucosal fold that extends along the midline of the underside of the tongue and attaches it to the floor of the mouth, playing a crucial role in stabilizing and limiting tongue movement. The main cli...

GIANT TONSILLOLITH

Tonsilloliths are calcified masses which present in tonsillary cripts. They often contain calcium carbonate, oxalate, other magnesium salts, and ammonium radicals. They may cause complaints such as halitosis, difficulty swallowing, sore throat, and referred otalgia related to their size and location. It may go asymptomatic and may detect a submucosal or intratonsiller mass in routine controls. The...

KOCURIA KRISTINAE IN POST-TRAUMATIC PAROTID ABSCESS

Parotid gland pathologies are clinically significant due to potential involvement of the facial nerve. The facial nerve may be affected by infectious pathologies, trauma, tumors, and iatrogenic causes. Parotid abscesses, which frequently develop in the presence of conditions such as poor oral hygiene, immunosuppression, dehydration, and sialolithiasis, require careful management for this reason. T...

LARYNGEAL AMYLOIDOSIS

Laryngeal amyloidosis is an extremely rare disease. It is a process of extracellular accumulation of fibrillar proteins. Laryngeal amyloidosis accounts for less than 1% of benign laryngeal tumors. Dysphonia, dysphagia, cough, hemoptysis and dyspnea may be symptomatic depending on the extent of the disease. In this article, we report a 54-year-old male patient with laryngeal amyloidosis who present...