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Two cases of thermal burns of the larynx in older men.
Hyo, Yukiyoshi; Fukutsuji, Kenji; Fukushima, Hisaki; Harada, Tamotsu.
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  • Hyo Y; Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. Electronic address: yuki-hyo@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp.
  • Fukutsuji K; Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
  • Fukushima H; Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
  • Harada T; Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Auris Nasus Larynx ; 44(5): 620-623, 2017 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27720479
Cases of thermal burns of the larynx in infants and in patients with mental illness have been reported, but those in older people are rare. We report two cases of thermal burns of the larynx in older people caused by ingestion of microwave-heated food (meat and potato stew or a bean-jam filled bun). Both patients were users of full dentures. Conservative therapy was effective in one patient, while tracheotomy was performed in the other patient at the time of the initial examination. Hot food is expelled from the mouth as a reflective response, preventing thermal burns of the larynx. However, in older individuals, sense perception is impaired and reflexes are slowed. Further, the oral mucosa is protected if full dentures are placed. Therefore, heat is likely to not be perceived and reflexes occur only after the food has reached the larynx, thereby causing thermal burns of the larynx. The number of such cases may increase as the number of older patients rises in the current aging society. Therefore, raising awareness of such cases is important.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Queimaduras / Alimentos / Temperatura Alta / Laringe Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Aged / Aged80 / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Queimaduras / Alimentos / Temperatura Alta / Laringe Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Aged / Aged80 / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article