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Oral chemical burns caused by self-medication in a child: case report.
Oral chemical burns caused by self-medication in a child: case report.
- Source :
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Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association [J Burn Care Res] 2009 Jul-Aug; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 740-3. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- There are few published reports that discuss oral burns in children. Electrical, chemical, and thermal agents are the main causative agents of these burns. Some chemicals can cause burning in the mucosa of cheeks, lips, tongue, and palate. Because of the clinical state of acute pain associated with lack of or inadequate care to relieve the symptoms, some patients use self-medication. The purpose of this work is to report the case of oral chemical burns caused by topical self-medication for tooth pain relief, and also to discuss the clinical presentation and the treatment performed.
- Subjects :
- Administration, Oral
Child
Eugenol administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Menthol administration & dosage
Phenol administration & dosage
Procaine administration & dosage
Trismus etiology
Trismus rehabilitation
Burns, Chemical etiology
Burns, Chemical rehabilitation
Eugenol adverse effects
Menthol adverse effects
Phenol adverse effects
Procaine adverse effects
Toothache drug therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1559-047X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19506514
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181ac0571