Recreational nitrous oxide‐induced injury to the soft palate

Frostbite arising from nitrous oxide (N(2)O) inhalation is rare. As such, there is no consensus on best treatment for these injuries. In all published reports, judicious use of corticosteroids and antibiotics has resulted in positive clinical outcomes; we endorse these agents in our case of a young...

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Autores principales: Rowson, Antonia C., Yii, Matthew X., Tan, Hannah B., Prasad, Jessica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10462773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37649901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7858
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Sumario:Frostbite arising from nitrous oxide (N(2)O) inhalation is rare. As such, there is no consensus on best treatment for these injuries. In all published reports, judicious use of corticosteroids and antibiotics has resulted in positive clinical outcomes; we endorse these agents in our case of a young man with oropharyngeal burns.

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