COVID-Associated Avascular Necrosis of the Maxilla-A Rare, New Side Effect of COVID-19.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 80(7): 1254-1259, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1821380
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this article is to present an interesting, rare case of a patient who experienced avascular necrosis of the maxilla associated with COVID-19 infection. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Our team retrospectively evaluated this patient's chart after completion of surgical management. The patient is a 72-year-old male who presented to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for surgical management of his infarcted maxilla, which developed as a sequela of infection with COVID-19. A literature review was completed using PubMed. Twenty-five articles are reviewed and discussed.CONCLUSIONS:
Infection with COVID-19 confers a hypercoagulable state in patients, leading to various complications in the head and neck region. In our case report, we present a patient who developed avascular necrosis of the maxilla secondary to infection with COVID-19. Thromboembolic prophylaxis is imperative in COVID-19 patients due to the high rate of potential systemic complications.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Osteonecrosis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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