The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)

The Korean Dental Association (대한치과의사협회)
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A CASE REPORT ON THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOMYELITIS DUE TO FACIAL BURN

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  • Lee, Yeoul-Hi (Dept. of maxillo facial plastic and oral surgery, college of medicine, kyung pook national university) ;
  • Suh, Chang-Hwan (Dept. of maxillo facial plastic and oral surgery, college of medicine, kyung pook national university) ;
  • Byun, Gi-Jung (Dept. of maxillo facial plastic and oral surgery, college of medicine, kyung pook national university) ;
  • Kim, Hyo-Soon (Dept. of maxillo facial plastic and oral surgery, college of medicine, kyung pook national university) ;
  • Lee, Song-Ill (Dept. of maxillo facial plastic and oral surgery, college of medicine, kyung pook national university)
  • 이열희 (경북대학교 의과대학 악안면성형외과 및 구강외과학교실) ;
  • 서창환 (경북대학교 의과대학 악안면성형외과 및 구강외과학교실) ;
  • 변기정 (경북대학교 의과대학 악안면성형외과 및 구강외과학교실) ;
  • 김효순 (경북대학교 의과대학 악안면성형외과 및 구강외과학교실) ;
  • 이상일 (경북대학교 의과대학 악안면성형외과 및 구강외과학교실)
  • Published : 1977.02.28
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Abstract

The most common and the most serious complication of the burn is infection, which is to a certain extent inevitable in the light of present knowledge and experience. From the burn wound as a rule there may be cultured at any given time the prevailing flora of the individual patient and of the hospital attendants and ward environ ment. Even without contamination from outside sources, organisms embedded in hair follicles and sweat glands survive the sterilizing effects of heat and serve as potential sources of localized and systemic infection. With necrotic tissue serving as nutrient material for pathogens there may occur, in succession, cellulitis, extending necrosis, lymphangitis and final septicemia. This is to report a case of osteomyelitis due to facial burn of 32 year old Korean male. The authors treated the patient by curettage and thin split thickness skin graft. The post operative course was uncomplicated and result was excellent.

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