Point-of-care Ultrasound in Lingual Hematoma

Isolated tongue hematoma following direct trauma to face is not a common finding. It can cause life-threatening airway obstruction and needs prompt diagnosis and early intervention. We report the case of a 40-year-old male who presented to our hospital with a large tongue swelling after a fall. Beds...

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Autores principales: Mathew, Roshan, Mishra, Prakash Ranjan, Amrithanand, V. T., Bhoi, Sanjeev
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7869735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33659167
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JMU.JMU_118_19
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Sumario:Isolated tongue hematoma following direct trauma to face is not a common finding. It can cause life-threatening airway obstruction and needs prompt diagnosis and early intervention. We report the case of a 40-year-old male who presented to our hospital with a large tongue swelling after a fall. Bedside point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) of the tongue revealed a hematoma. This case highlights the use of POCUS for early diagnosis of tongue hematomas.

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