Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate

Thermal burns of the oral cavity usually arise from ingestion of hot foods or beverages. A 38-year-old female patient presented with two painful ulcerative erythematous patches of the palate. The patient was consulted on the same day lesions appeared. Medical history was unremarkable. Clinically sig...

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Main Authors: Daniel Cohen Goldemberg, Livia Cristina de Melo Pino, Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo, Andreia Cristina de Melo, Héliton Spindola Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X21997205
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Livia Cristina de Melo Pino
Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo
Andreia Cristina de Melo
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description Thermal burns of the oral cavity usually arise from ingestion of hot foods or beverages. A 38-year-old female patient presented with two painful ulcerative erythematous patches of the palate. The patient was consulted on the same day lesions appeared. Medical history was unremarkable. Clinically significant self-inflicted injuries may result in wide ulcers in the mouth and usually do not take less than 2 weeks to heal, whereas our patient, treated with low-level laser therapy, had a complete response in day 4, after 2 days of treatment. The fact that multiple lesions were present signaled against the World Health Organization exclusion diagnosis of erythroplakia for red patches. A traumatic ulcer, regardless of its cause of origin, usually heals within 2 weeks, after the source of injury is resolved. A thermal burn in the oral cavity usually takes longer than that to heal, but whenever this time frame is not respected, the suspicion of a potentially malignant disorder should always arise, and a biopsy should be performed. The present case showed two painful thermal burns with great results in terms of speeding up the relieve of symptoms and healing time with soft laser as opposed to the traditional treatment with oral topical corticosteroid.
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spelling doaj.art-e56dc0c9080a47acbf431edfdb74fdbd2022-12-21T21:30:12ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2021-03-01910.1177/2050313X21997205Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palateDaniel Cohen Goldemberg0Livia Cristina de Melo Pino1Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo2Andreia Cristina de Melo3Héliton Spindola Antunes4Clinical Research Division of the National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLeblon Medical Center, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClinical Research Division of the National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClinical Research Division of the National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClinical Research Division of the National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThermal burns of the oral cavity usually arise from ingestion of hot foods or beverages. A 38-year-old female patient presented with two painful ulcerative erythematous patches of the palate. The patient was consulted on the same day lesions appeared. Medical history was unremarkable. Clinically significant self-inflicted injuries may result in wide ulcers in the mouth and usually do not take less than 2 weeks to heal, whereas our patient, treated with low-level laser therapy, had a complete response in day 4, after 2 days of treatment. The fact that multiple lesions were present signaled against the World Health Organization exclusion diagnosis of erythroplakia for red patches. A traumatic ulcer, regardless of its cause of origin, usually heals within 2 weeks, after the source of injury is resolved. A thermal burn in the oral cavity usually takes longer than that to heal, but whenever this time frame is not respected, the suspicion of a potentially malignant disorder should always arise, and a biopsy should be performed. The present case showed two painful thermal burns with great results in terms of speeding up the relieve of symptoms and healing time with soft laser as opposed to the traditional treatment with oral topical corticosteroid.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X21997205
spellingShingle Daniel Cohen Goldemberg
Livia Cristina de Melo Pino
Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo
Andreia Cristina de Melo
Héliton Spindola Antunes
Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
title Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate
title_full Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate
title_fullStr Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate
title_full_unstemmed Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate
title_short Successful GaAlAs low-level laser therapy of self-inflicted thermal burns of the palate
title_sort successful gaalas low level laser therapy of self inflicted thermal burns of the palate
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X21997205
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