Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography in the Assessment of Facial Fractures

Abstract Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of Ultrasonography (USG) in diagnosing superficial facial fractures. Material and Methods: Patients visiting our facility with facial trauma and suspected fracture of the facial skeleton, those who had undergone CT scans, and conventional radiographic examinations and those who were conscious and cooperative were included in the study. All conventional radiographs, CT scans and ultrasound examinations were done during 0-20 days after trauma in all the patients Results: A total of 20 patients participated in our study, out of which 18 were male (90%) with a mean age of 34.4 years (range of 19-75 years). Eleven sites of the face were examined bilaterally in each patient, i.e., a total of 440 sites. Of these, 84 sites were found to be fractured according to the CT scan examination whereas conventional radiographs detected 59 and ultrasonography detected 74 fractures (of which 70 were true fractures, while 4 were false-positive results). The sensitivity and specificity of USG in all fracture sites were 83.33% and 98.88% respectively. The positive and negative predictive values were 94.59% and 96.17% respectively Conclusion: Ultrasound examination had a better sensitivity when compared to conventional radiography in detecting superficial facial fractures.

Maffucci’s Syndrome: report of a case with oral manifestation / Síndrome de Maffucci: relato de caso com manifestação oral

Introduction: Maffucci’s Syndrome is a rare nonhereditary mesodermal dysplasia consisting of multiple haemangioma of the soft tissue and enchondromas, mostly affecting phalanges and long bones. The syndrome can also be associated with a variety of other benign and malignant tumors. Case report: Here we report a case of Maffucci’s Syndrome and haemangioma of lip and palate which is rare in this syndrome. This case report describes an 18 year old boy with multiple nodular soft tissue swellings involving the anterior hard palate and lower labial mucosa and bony abnormalities (enchondromas) involving the lower limb.

Introdução: A Síndrome de Maffucci é uma displasia mesodermal não hereditária rara. Consiste de múltiploshemangiomas de tecido mole e encondromas, a maioria afetando as falanges e os ossos longos. A síndromepode também estar associada a uma variedade de tumores benignos e malignos. Relato de caso: O presente trabalho apresenta um caso de Síndrome de Maffucci e hemangioma de lábio e palato, o que é raro nessa síndrome, descrevendo o caso de um garoto de 18 anos de idade com inchaços nodulares múltiplos de tecido mole envolvendo o palato duro anterior e a mucosa labial inferior, além de anomalias ósseas (encondromas)acometendo um membro inferior.