Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
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Volume 114, Issue 2
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  • Increased Throat Symptoms in Japanese Cypress Pollinosis
    Hitomi Ogihara, Atsushi Yuta, Yukiko Miyamoto, Masako Kitano, Tetsu Ta ...
    2011 Volume 114 Issue 2 Pages 78-83
    Published: 2011
    Released on J-STAGE: July 12, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3950/jibiinkoka.114.78
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    Background: Seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by Japanese cypress pollen is highly associated with that by Japanese cedar pollen, due to the similar antigen of the two pollens. Clinically, patients with cypress pollinosis complain of strong throat symptoms.
    Method: Weekly nasal and throat symptoms during the pollen season in patients with Japanese cedar-cypress pollinosis were measured using a visual analog scale (VAS). Symptoms other than rhinoconjuctivitis by Japanese rhinitis quality of life questionnaire No2 were compared in two different pollen scattering-seasons.
    Result: VAS showed that nasal symptoms appeared parallel with pollen scattering, and that they were severe in the cedar season more than in the cypress season. On the other hand, throat dysconfort and cough were worse in the cypress season, even though this study took place of during a year when there was only a small amount of cypress-pollen scattering. The severity of symptoms other than rhinoconjunctivitis in cedar pollinosis depended on the total amount of pollen, however, cypress pollinosis showed severe throat symptoms in both a small and a mass scattering year.
    Conclusion: Although cypress and cedar pollinosis is considered as the same disease, cypress pollinosis showed more severe symptoms other than rhinoconjunctivitis. Throat symptoms in particular are more severe in cypress pollinosis, even in the year of a small amount of scattering.
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  • A Case of Bilateral Aplasia of the Submandibular Glands Associated with a Unilateral Submandibular Hemangioma
    Hiroyoshi Iguchi, Taichi Uyama, Yasushi Takayama, Hideo Yamane
    2011 Volume 114 Issue 2 Pages 84-89
    Published: 2011
    Released on J-STAGE: July 12, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3950/jibiinkoka.114.84
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    Congenital aplasia of the major salivary gland is a rare condition. We report on a case of bilateral aplasia of the submandibular glands associated with a left submandibular hemangioma. A 62-year-old woman came to our department complaining of a 3-year history of left submandibular swelling. She had no notable family or personal medical history. On physical examination of the head and neck region, a 30 mm, non-tender mass was palpated in the left submandibular area. On imaging examinations including ultrasonography and CT, lack of the right submandibular gland and a left submandibular mass with calcification were demonstrated. Fine needle aspiration cytology resulted in blood elements only. Functioning tissue could not be observed in the bilateral submandibular glands on technetium pertechnetate scintigraphy. We performed a left submandibular tumor extirpation. Intraoperatively, the left submandibular gland and duct were missing. On pathologic examination, the tumor was found to be a hemangioma. The parotid and sublingual glands were recognized bilaterally on postoperative MRI. Her postoperative condition was satisfactory. This condition may be due to the dysfunction of several factors, such as fibroblast growth factors, related to gland differentiation.
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