Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature

Formalin is a hazardous chemical, yet it is the choice of fixative for diagnostic pathology. Dental surgeons routinely use formalin for preservation of oral biopsy specimens. Literature search revealed that during regular biopsy procedures, unintentional injection with formalin has occurred, and suc...

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Main Authors: Sachin C. Sarode, Gargi S. Sarode, Yashwant Ingale, Manjusha Ingale, Mahesh Chavan, Nilesh Patil, Barnali Majumdar, Prashant Kumar, Shankargouda Patil
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1040
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Mahesh Chavan
Nilesh Patil
Barnali Majumdar
Prashant Kumar
Shankargouda Patil
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description Formalin is a hazardous chemical, yet it is the choice of fixative for diagnostic pathology. Dental surgeons routinely use formalin for preservation of oral biopsy specimens. Literature search revealed that during regular biopsy procedures, unintentional injection with formalin has occurred, and such rare seven cases have been reported till date. In addition to the literature review, the present article describes first case of accidental local infiltration with formalin into the buccal mucosa during a biopsy procedure, its damaging effect on the oral tissues, subsequent judicious management of the patient and successful tissue reconstruction with collagen membrane.
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spelling doaj.art-33c01e2db0934f2ca6878083eb6c72b62022-12-22T02:17:19ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832018-02-018110.4081/cp.2018.1040425Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literatureSachin C. Sarode0Gargi S. Sarode1Yashwant Ingale2Manjusha Ingale3Mahesh Chavan4Nilesh Patil5Barnali Majumdar6Prashant Kumar7Shankargouda Patil8Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant Tukaram nagar, Pimpri, Pune, MaharashtraDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant Tukaram nagar, Pimpri, Pune, MaharashtraDepartment of Dentistry, Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Sant-Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune, MaharashtraDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant-Tukaram nagar, Pimpri, Pune, MaharashtraDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant-Tukaram nagar, Pimpri, Pune, MaharashtraDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Malkapur, Dist. Satara, Karad, MaharashtraDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Baddi, Himachal PradeshDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, HKES’s S.N Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Sedam Road, GulbargaDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, JazanFormalin is a hazardous chemical, yet it is the choice of fixative for diagnostic pathology. Dental surgeons routinely use formalin for preservation of oral biopsy specimens. Literature search revealed that during regular biopsy procedures, unintentional injection with formalin has occurred, and such rare seven cases have been reported till date. In addition to the literature review, the present article describes first case of accidental local infiltration with formalin into the buccal mucosa during a biopsy procedure, its damaging effect on the oral tissues, subsequent judicious management of the patient and successful tissue reconstruction with collagen membrane.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1040Dentistryformalininjectionpathologytoxicology.
spellingShingle Sachin C. Sarode
Gargi S. Sarode
Yashwant Ingale
Manjusha Ingale
Mahesh Chavan
Nilesh Patil
Barnali Majumdar
Prashant Kumar
Shankargouda Patil
Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
Clinics and Practice
Dentistry
formalin
injection
pathology
toxicology.
title Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
title_full Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
title_short Accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
title_sort accidental local infiltration of formalin into the buccal mucosa a case report and review of the literature
topic Dentistry
formalin
injection
pathology
toxicology.
url https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1040
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