Vaso-occlusive Pain Crisis Mimicking Mandibular Abscess in an Adolescent with Sickle Cell Disease.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 44(2): e450-e452, 2022 Mar 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2063086
ABSTRACT
In people with sickle cell disease (SCD), oral abscesses are concerning clinical conditions and carry a high risk of postoperative sickle cell complications. We present an unusual case of a 14-year-old girl with SCD whose initial presentation of facial swelling, headaches, jaw pain, and paresthesia mimicked an odontogenic abscess. She was diagnosed with vaso-occlusive crisis in the mandibular bone and successfully managed noninvasively. This is among the youngest cases of paresthesia in the lower lip in SCD, which provided a clue that postponing invasive aspiration or biopsy was possible under empiric antibiotics and close observation.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Jaw Diseases
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Journal subject:
Hematology
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Neoplasms
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Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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