El-Hawary Hesham
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2025 Feb;24(1):307-310. doi: 10.1007/s12663-023-02079-z. Epub 2023 Dec 9.
Oral chemical burns result due to ingestion of a chemical accidentally into the mouth, causing burns in the oral mucosa, esophagus, stomach, and upper digestive tract if swallowed. Oral chemical burns mainly happen in children. The current case report describes a rare case of a child who ingested POTASH (potassium hydroxide (KOH) (a caustic chemical used as a detergent in clothes washing in law socioeconomic standard Egyptian places) at home and developed chemical burns that resulted in total ankyloglossia. This case was further complicated through mishandling by a general dentist. This case report describes a detailed protocol for the management of such cases.
口腔化学灼伤是由于化学物质意外摄入口腔所致,如果吞咽,会导致口腔黏膜、食管、胃和上消化道灼伤。口腔化学灼伤主要发生在儿童身上。本病例报告描述了一例罕见病例,一名儿童在家中误服了苛性钾(氢氧化钾(KOH),在埃及社会经济水平较低地区用作洗衣洗涤剂的腐蚀性化学品),导致化学灼伤,最终造成完全性舌系带粘连。而一位普通牙医的不当处理使该病例进一步复杂化。本病例报告描述了此类病例的详细处理方案。