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Case for diagnosis. Palate perforation due to cocaine use
We report a 42-year-old cocaine addicted female patient referred for evaluation of hard palate ulceration resulting in oro-sinus communication with difficulties in swallowing and phonation, an rhino-sinusitis. Acrylic and removable silicone prosthesis was prescribed to relieve severe functional diso...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20177232 |
| Sumario: | We report a 42-year-old cocaine addicted female patient referred for evaluation of hard palate ulceration resulting in oro-sinus communication with difficulties in swallowing and phonation, an rhino-sinusitis. Acrylic and removable silicone prosthesis was prescribed to relieve severe functional disorders. It is essential that the patient permanently abandons cocaine use to perform surgical reconstruction. |
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