Burns from car heaters.
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R L Pearce
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The management of patients with the Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
The Kasabach-Merritt syndrome comprises consumption coagulation associated with giant haemangioma. A case is reported of disseminated intravascular coagulation complicating dental extraction in a 36-year-old male with this syndrome. The pre-operative management with anticoagulant therapy is discussed and the relevant literature reviewed.
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Temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis and oro-nasal fistula as complications of facial trauma.
Condylar fractures with or without disruption of the temporo-mandibular joint occur commonly with other facial injuries. The subsequent development of ankylosis presents surgical and anaesthetic problems in management and results in severe physical disability to the patient. Oro-nasal fistula is a rare complication of fractures involving the middle third of the facial skeleton, and two cases are reported.
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