Traumatic macroglossia: a life-threatening complication.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To describe the use of muscle relaxants and a bite raiser to avoid continued tongue trauma. Case report. A tertiary general intensive care unit (ICU). Muscle relaxation and bite raiser. Muscle relaxation and a bite raiser were used in a 17-yr-old male with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue. Early use of a bite raiser together with muscle relaxants allows for more rapid solution of edema and prevention of additional trauma to the tongue in patients with traumatic macroglossia.
Medical subject headings
- Bites, Human
- Edema
- Epilepsies, Partial
- Macroglossia
- Mouth Protectors
- Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents
- Pancuronium
- Tongue