Accidents from Doors

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 842-842
Author(s):  
LEE W. BASS
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Thin Glass ◽  
Neck Area ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
The Doors

The screen door shown in the Figure is the cause of frequent preventable accidents occurring especially during the summer months. The accident usually involves a young child who is running out the doorway and as the door slams shut, puts a hand out to stop it. If enough force is exerted, the hand, arm or possibly head and neck will crash through the thin glass. The results may be either mild or severe lacerations of the arm; most of the trauma may be incurred when the child withdraws the arm back across the jagged glass. Laceration of the neck area may be life threatening. The doors are built with two or three sections and the sections are filled with either glass or screen fillers.

scholarly journals A Case of Myxoid Liposarcoma of Neck

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Kyuin Lee ◽  
Jeong Hae Kie ◽  
Hyang-Ae Shin ◽  
Ji-Hoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Malignant Tumor ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Myxoid Liposarcoma ◽  
Neck Area ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Posterior Neck

Liposarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor affecting the head and neck area. Since it is an invasive and life-threatening disease, active treatments is necessary. However, differential it from lipoma, its corresponding benign counterpart, may be difficult. Herein, we report a rare case of posterior neck myxoid liposarcoma in a 72-year-old man who was initially misdiagnosed with lipoma, including a literature review of differential diagnosis between lipoma and liposarcoma.

Recurrent Neck Lymphangioma in a Young Adult: Twenty-Three Years After Successful Treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kotsis ◽  
Georgios Exarchos ◽  
Linda Metaxa ◽  
Stylianos Triantos
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Lymphatic System ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Cervical Region ◽  
Neck Area ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
New Onset

Lymphangiomas are rare benign malformations of the lymphatic system, commonly present in children, over the head and neck area. Occasionally, they can grow significantly in size and especially those located over the cervical region can cause airway obstruction and become life-threatening. Recurrent lymphangiomas usually occur during the early postsurgical period and 80% of them within the first 3 to 5 years. However, in a new onset of clinical manifestations affecting the head and neck, even many years after the successful surgical treatment, a recurrent lymphangioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We present herein the second reported case, to our knowledge, of a recurrent left-sided neck lymphangioma in a young man, 23 years after a successful surgical treatment that initially took place 6 weeks after his birth.

Angiosarcoma of the maxillary sinus

2000 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
George A. Velegrakis ◽  
John G. Panayiotides ◽  
Charalambos E. Skoulakis ◽  
Chariton E. Papadakis ◽  
Dimitrios G. Papadakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Maxillary Sinus ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Vascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
External Irradiation ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Vascular Endothelial ◽  
Neck Area ◽  
Medial Maxillectomy

Angiosarcomas are rapidly growing malignant neoplasms arising from the vascular endothelial cells. Most common sites are the extremities and the retroperitoneal space, with only four per cent of angiosarcomas arising in the head and neck area, whilst the paranasal sinuses are one of the rarest locations. We report the case of a maxillary sinus angiosarcoma in a 72-year-old male patient. The first biopsy was inconclusive, whereas the second revealed an angiosarcoma. Medial maxillectomy was performed with subsequent external irradiation.

Primary cutaneous nocardiosis of the head and neck in an immunocompetent patient

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e241217
Author(s):  
Claudio Tirso Acevedo ◽  
Frank Imkamp ◽  
Ewerton Marques Maggio ◽  
Silvio Daniel Brugger
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Rare Manifestation ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Amoxicillin Clavulanic Acid ◽  
Disseminated Nocardiosis ◽  
The Right

Nocardiosis is known to be an opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised patients that can lead to life-threatening conditions. Primary cutaneous disease remains a rare manifestation and unlike pulmonary or disseminated nocardiosis, it usually affects immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of a primary cutaneous nocardiosis of the head and neck after an insect bite in a healthy 50-year-old woman who had recently travelled from Greece. She presented with a painful right-sided swelling of her face and neck and an ulcerated plaque over the right temple. Biopsy of the plaque revealed inflammation with abscess formation indicating underlying infection. Culture from the biopsy showed growth of Nocardia spp and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis identified Nocardia brasiliensis. The patient was treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and subsequently switched to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid due to a drug eruption. Antibiotic therapy was continued for a total of 3 months with complete resolution of the skin lesions.

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Head and Neck Area

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Navarro ◽  
Javier Vicente ◽  
Maria José Villanueva ◽  
Antonio Sánchez ◽  
Mariano Provencio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Neck Area

Rare cancers of the head and neck area in Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 783-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.A.C. Van Dijk ◽  
G. Gatta ◽  
R. Capocaccia ◽  
D. Pierannunzio ◽  
P. Strojan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Rare Cancers ◽  
Neck Area

Clinical presentation and treatment of melioidosis in the head and neck region

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (9) ◽  
pp. 827-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Mahawerawat ◽  
P Kasemsiri
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Oral Antibiotic ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Indirect Haemagglutination ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Life Threatening

AbstractBackgroundAlthough melioidosis in the head and neck region is uncommon, it is a potentially life-threatening infection. Thus, early diagnosis and proper management are very important.ObjectivesTo report the clinical presentation and management of melioidosis in the head and neck.MethodA retrospective study was conducted from 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2016 in Mukdahan Hospital, Thailand. Case records of patients who had presented with culture-positive melioidosis were analysed.ResultsMedical records of 49 patients (23 males and 26 females) were analysed. Patients ranged in age from 1 to 75 years. Clinical presentations included 22 parotid abscesses, 16 neck abscesses and 11 suppurative lymphadenitis cases. Only 35 patients (71 per cent) had high indirect haemagglutination assay titres of ≥ 1:160 (95 per cent confidence interval = 45.35–88.28). Almost half of the patients received intravenous ceftazidime and subsequently oral co-trimoxazole. Oral antibiotic regimens were prescribed for mild localised melioidosis. Overall, 95.65 per cent of patients were in remission and no relapses were observed (95 per cent confidence interval = 85.47–98.80).ConclusionCareful clinical correlation and proper investigation are required to establish an early diagnosis of melioidosis and to initiate appropriate treatment.

Palliation of head and neck cancer

2019 ◽  
pp. 433-460
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Symptom Control ◽  
Bleeding Management ◽  
Complex Anatomy ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Difficult Area

As a consequence of its location, head and neck cancer can affect breathing, speech, swallowing, and most of the special senses, and can impact massively on quality of life and body image. The head has a particularly complex anatomy in a very restricted space, and tumours have the potential to cause very complex and severe pain, often with a major neuropathic element. Disease in the mouth can lead to fistulae and aspiration pneumonia. Some tumours carry a risk of life-threatening bleeding. Management of all of these and other features of advanced head and neck cancer require skill and knowledge. Head and neck cancer, perhaps more than any other cancer, involves the total person, and requires a multidisciplinary response. This chapter summarizes the clinically important aspects of the main pathologies, and discusses a practical approach to symptom control of this difficult area.

scholarly journals Neurocap Use for the Treatment of Iatrogenic Neuropathic Pain: Preliminary Operative Results in 3 Patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 014556132091204
Author(s):  
J. Alexander de Ru ◽  
Hans G. X. M. Thomeer ◽  
Bernard M. Tijink ◽  
Tristan P. C. van Doormaal
Keyword(s):  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Marked Reduction ◽  
Nerve Stump ◽  
Operative Results ◽  
Traumatic Neuroma ◽  
Pain Scores ◽  
Neck Area ◽  
Viable Treatment

Painful neuromas are a devastating condition that is notoriously difficult to treat. The large number of techniques that have been attempted suggest that no one technique is superior. Neuromas often occur in the extremities, but iatrogenically caused pain in the head and neck area has also been described. This article describes 3 consecutive patients diagnosed with traumatic neuroma who underwent transection of the causative nerve, followed by capping of the nerve stump with a Neurocap. With a follow-up of 7 to 24 months, our results show a marked reduction in the pain scores of all 3 patients. The preliminary results indicate that this technique might be a viable treatment option for patients with a suspected neuroma in the head and neck area.

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