1/13. Recurrent haematomas of the thigh: a case of von Willebrand's disease presenting to a sports clinic.Von Willebrand's disease is a relatively common mild form of haemophilia. It should be suspected in assessing sports injuries when excessive bleeding occurs in response to relatively mild trauma. Those with the disease should remain active but avoid contact sports. They should not take aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which may exacerbate bleeding, and should be given supportive treatment to cover dental extraction, surgery, or significant bleeding episodes.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/13. Signs of medullar aplasia in the oral cavity: report of case.Medullar aplasia is a hematological disease characterized by medullar dysfunction that results in a marked decrease of various hematological cellular elements. This produces anemia, infections of different etiologies and also, spontaneous or provoked hemorrhagic syndromes of varying importance. A case of medullar aplasia affecting a child, diagnosed after a tooth extraction is reported, and accompanied by its pathological characteristics. In addition, an easy reading E.L.I.S.A/ test for diagnosing herpes virus type 1 or 2 is presented.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/13. life-threatening hemorrhage after extraction of third molars:case report and management protocol.Few dental procedures have fatal complications, but severe postoperative hemorrhage can result in preventable death. This report describes a case of postextraction hemorrhage that led to airway compromise necessitating emergency airway management. This complication is rare, and a review of the literature revealed little in the way of case reports and treatment protocols. This article reviews the causes of and risk factors related to severe postoperative bleeding and presents an algorithm for management both in the dental office and in the hospital.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/13. multiple myeloma presenting as vortex crystalline keratopathy and complicated by endocapsular hematoma.The crystalline keratopathy of multiple myeloma may involve the corneal epithelium, but has not previously been described in a vortex epithelial distribution. Endocapsular hematomas have been described in the period immediately after extracapsular cataract extraction, but not later on or in association with systemic disease. We report a pseudophakic patient who developed a vortex epithelial crystalline keratopathy as a presenting sign of multiple myeloma, and who subsequently developed a spontaneous endocapsular hematoma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/13. Sublingual hematoma formation during immediate placement of mandibular endosseous implants.BACKGROUND: Sublingual hematoma during placement of mandibular endosseous dental implants is a rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication. The development of a sublingual hematoma during a dental procedure may result in the need for acute airway management, including intubation or even emergent tracheostomy. dental implants are becoming a well-accepted treatment, and thousands of implants are placed every year by general practitioners and specialists, with few adverse sequelae. Clinicians rarely discuss this complication with patients before surgery, and no reports of death secondary to sublingual hematoma formation have been published. The incidence of this event is difficult to ascertain, and only, a few cases have been reported. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 56-year-old man with severe caries underwent multiple mandibular tooth extractions and alveoloplasty and received endosseous implants. During the surgical procedure, the patient developed a large sublingual hematoma that required hospitalization. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Practitioners who perform implant surgery in the anterior mandible should notify patients of the potential risk of sublingual hematoma formation, and be able to manage acute airway issues that may result from this complication.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/13. Infected neonatal cephalohematomas caused by anaerobic bacteria.OBJECTIVE: To present the microbiological and clinical features of six children with infected cephalohematomas (IC) caused by anaerobic bacteria. DESIGN: Presentation of a case series. RESULTS: Polymicrobial infection was present in all instances, where the number of isolates varied from two to four. Two patients had anaerobes only and the other four had mixed flora of strict anaerobes and facultatives. There were 16 bacterial isolates (12 anaerobic, 4 aerobic). The anaerobic isolates were peptostreptococcus spp. (5 isolates), prevotella spp. (4), bacteroides fragilis group (2), and propionibacterium acnes (1). The aerobic isolates were E. coli (2), staphylococcus aureus (1) and group B streptococci (1). blood cultures were positive for three patients. The most common predisposing conditions were vacuum extraction and amnionitis (4 instances of each), instrumental delivery (3), electronic fetal monitoring (2), prolonged delivery (1), and premature rupture of membranes (1). All patients underwent drainage, and four also had surgical incision and drainage of the IC. osteomyelitis developed in one instance and scalp abscess developed in two patients, both of whom had electronic fetal monitoring. All patients eventually recovered from infection after receiving parenteral and subsequent oral antibiotic therapy for a total of 14-38 days. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the polymicrobial nature and potential importance of anaerobic bacteria in IC in newborns.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/13. Thoracic spinal cord (T3-T4) transection in a breech-presenting, cesarean-section-delivered preterm infant.Thoracic spinal cord transection below the origin of the brachial plexus is a rare event among breech-presenting infants delivered by cesarean section. A case of a thoracic (T3-T4) spinal cord injury with paravertebral hemorrhage mimicking catastrophic intracranial bleeding is presented to illustrate the value of careful application of traction or any longitudinal stretching forces during fetal head extraction.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/13. A new life-long hemorrhagic disorder due to excess plasminogen activator.A life-long bleeding disorder is described, characterized by hemorrhage occurring after surgery, injury, or dental extraction, and finally by spontaneous intracerebral bleeding. No abnormality of platelet function or plasma coagulation was demonstrable, but grossly enhanced overall fibrinolytic activity was present. The patient had, additionally, a hyperlipidemia with gross arterial atheroma and a family history of myocardial infarction but not of any hemorrhagic disorder. Laboratory studies led to the conclusion that the enhanced fibrinolysis was due to consistently greatly raised levels of a plasma plasminogen activator physically and immunologically related to that in human tissues and blood vessel endothelium. No deficiency of any known inhibitor of fibrinolysis was detected. Free plasmin was not detectable in functional assays but continuous intravascular plasmin generation clearly occurred as evidenced by presence of plasmin-alpha 2-antiplasmin complexes and of fibrin/fibrinogen-related antigens. Excessive production of plasminogen activator appeared to have occurred throughout life and to be independent of the hyperlipidemia. The pathologically increased fibrinolytic activity may have accounted for the complete absence of detectable thrombotic vascular occlusion at autopsy despite extensive arterial disease with severe narrowing of coronary and cerebral arteries.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/13. Perinephric abscess: an unusual late infectious complication of renal biopsy.Perinephric hematomas are common after percutaneous needle biopsy of the kidney and are usually clinically occult. Infectious complications in the absence of concomitant urinary tract infection, however, are unusual. A patient is reported who developed perinephric abscess (streptococcus pneumoniae) at the site of a renal biopsy performed five years earlier. Wisdom tooth impaction and extraction occurred shortly after the biopsy. It is speculated that bacteremia of dental origin plus immunosuppressive therapy acted adjunctively to produce localization of infection in an area of previous trauma. Elective procedures that may induce transient bacteremia after percutaneous kidney biopsy may be hazardous and are best avoided. antibiotic prophylaxis for such procedures should be considered.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/13. Asphyxial death caused by postextraction hematoma.A 71-year-old man was admitted to an emergency room because of postextraction hemorrhage and died of asphyxia caused by airway obstruction. About 40 days earlier, he had had 11 carious teeth removed without postextraction bleeding. At autopsy, liver cirrhosis was found, but examination of his previous extractions and postmortem external findings did not show a general hemorrhagic tendency. The surgical incision in the gingiva had been sutured, and no damage to the bony socket or large vasculature was found. We could not determine the etiologic source of the decedent's rapidly increasing hematoma. Postextraction hemorrhage or hematoma is a common complication in routine dental extraction, but marked hematoma formation around the airway may cause critical respiratory problems in the short run. In such cases, the maintenance of the airway, including control of hemorrhage, is necessary at an early stage.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 9keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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