Archives of Craniofacial Surgery (대한두개안면성형외과학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 1
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- Pages.80-83
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- 2012
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- 2287-1152(pISSN)
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- 2287-5603(eISSN)
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Palatal Fistula of a Healthy Adult after an Infectious Disease: A Case Report
건강한 성인에서 감염성 질환 후 발생한 구개누공 치험례
- Choi, Hyun Nam (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Park, Jin Hyung (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
- Han, Yea Sik (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine)
- Received : 2012.02.11
- Accepted : 2012.03.08
- Published : 2012.04.09
Abstract
Purpose: In rare cases, infectious disease can become the cause of palatal fistula as it usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. We are reporting this case because we have successfully reconstructed palatal fistula occurring due to infectious disease in a healthy adult. Methods: A 62-year-old female patient had visited our hospital with a palatal hole that had occurred after suffering from a severe febrile disease. An oro-nasal fistula measuring