CASE REPORT: A RARE PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF GINGIVAL MELANOACANTHOMA CAUSED BY TEETH WHITENING STRIPS: A CASE REPORT [VERSION 2; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED]

Case Report: A rare presentation and diagnosis of gingival melanoacanthoma caused by teeth whitening strips: A Case Report [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Oral melanoacanthoma is not common.It occurs mostly on the buccal mucosa.Since it happens suddenly and progresses rapidly, it clinically resembles melanoma.Melanoacanthoma occurs in regions susceptible to trauma.The clinical presentation of the lesion is not enough to diagnose it; therefore, tissue biopsy is necessary to exclude maligna

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Variation in the hatching response of Ochlerotatus albifasciatus egg batches (Diptera: Culicidae) in temperate Argentina

Egg hatching of winter-collected Ochlerotatus albifasciatus was studied for six months.Batches of eggs were divided into two groups, one of them was stored in the laboratory at 23°C and 12:12 photoperiod, and the other in the field under dead leaves.Every month, from July to December, eggs from the two groups were flooded under both laboratory

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