RESUMEN
Tongue piercing remains popular. A variety of complications have been reported, including life-threatening infection, airway problems and damaged teeth or mucosal surfaces. A patient who collapsed after continuous profuse bleeding following tongue piercing is presented. It is recommended that piercing practitioners be licensed and inspected. A list of written post piercing instructions for customers is included on how to deal with, or who to contact regarding potential complications including haemorrhage.
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Técnicas Cosméticas/efectos adversos , Cuerpos Extraños/complicaciones , Choque Hemorrágico/etiología , Lengua/lesiones , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Hemorragia Bucal/complicaciones , Hemorragia Bucal/etiologíaRESUMEN
A case of eosinophilic granuloma of the mandible with submandibular lymph node involvement in a medically compromised patient is presented. The lesion caused the pathologic fracture of the. mandible. It was treated radically with the resection of the mandible between the angle posteriorly and the midline anteriorly and immediate reconstruction with a 3DBDB AO reconstruction plate. This was followed by telecobalt therapy of 2000 cGys in 10 fractions over 20 days.The combined surgical and radiation therapy should be reserved for patients having: (1) unremitting pain following currettage (2) Limitation of activity (3) a medically compromised patient or (3) in whom radiographic findings suggest an aggressive lesion involving adjacent tissues and/or causing pathologic fractures.
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A ten-year-old girl was referred for the management of a recurrent lobulated mass present in the upper anterior region. Histopathological investigations were suggestive of capillary hemangioma. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed and postoperative recovery was uneventful.