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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author | Daniel Cohen Goldemberg Livia Cristina de Melo Pino Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo Andreia Cristina de Melo Héliton Spindola Antunes |
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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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