Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema due to a dental procedure

Dental procedures, though commonplace and usually very safe, are not without complications. We report on a case of extensive cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema after a routine dental procedure, initially masquerading as an allergic reaction in an otherwise young and healthy woman. A review of t...

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Autores principales: Ramnarine, Mityanand, Dubin, Zvi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5316794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243011
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.199526
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description Dental procedures, though commonplace and usually very safe, are not without complications. We report on a case of extensive cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema after a routine dental procedure, initially masquerading as an allergic reaction in an otherwise young and healthy woman. A review of the relevant literature on this clinical entity is presented, which serves to underscore the need for awareness by the treating clinician of this condition and its potential sequela.
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spelling pubmed-53167942017-02-27 Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema due to a dental procedure Ramnarine, Mityanand Dubin, Zvi J Emerg Trauma Shock Case Report Dental procedures, though commonplace and usually very safe, are not without complications. We report on a case of extensive cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema after a routine dental procedure, initially masquerading as an allergic reaction in an otherwise young and healthy woman. A review of the relevant literature on this clinical entity is presented, which serves to underscore the need for awareness by the treating clinician of this condition and its potential sequela. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5316794/ /pubmed/28243011 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.199526 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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