A case of causalgia after extraction of the mandibular third molar

Autor:	Shinshou Ri, Naruki Nishimatsu, Sachiko Munemoto, Masahiro Umeda, Takahide Komori, Yasuyuki Shibuya
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Surgery Mandibular third molar Allodynia medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Tongue Anesthesia Rare case medicine Stellate ganglion block medicine.symptom business Burning Pain
Zdroj:	Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 47:815-818
ISSN:	2186-1579 0021-5163
Popis:	A rare case of causalgia after extraction of a mandibular third molar is reported. A 24-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of left hemilingual paresthesia after removal of an impacted left mandibular third molar. After administration of antibiotics and hydrocortisone for 1 week, sensory perception was restored very slowly, but the patient became to have burning pain and allodynia on the left side of the tongue. The underlying cause was diagnosed to be causalgia. After stellate ganglion block was done four times, the burning pain began to resolve, but stellate ganglion block had to be performed 154 times to control all symptoms.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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