2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.042
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Thrombophlebitis of the Sigmoid Sinus After Tongue Piercing: A Case Report

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“…A wide range of complications associated with tongue and lip piercings have been described. These include even life‐threatening conditions such as brain abscesses, endocarditis and further bacterial infections in patients with a tongue piercing. In a recent systematic review, the majority of included studies focused on tooth defects and gingival recessions .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A wide range of complications associated with tongue and lip piercings have been described. These include even life‐threatening conditions such as brain abscesses, endocarditis and further bacterial infections in patients with a tongue piercing. In a recent systematic review, the majority of included studies focused on tooth defects and gingival recessions .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They highlight several direct risks and adverse outcomes of oral piercing. These can affect the oral mucosa, gums and teeth (Price and Lewis, 1997; De Moor et al , 2000; Campbell et al , 2002; Shacham et al , 2003; Kieser et al , 2005; Leichter and Monteith, 2006; Lopez‐Jornet et al , 2006; Garcia‐Pola et al , 2008; Slutzkey and Levin, 2008), or cause allergy (Kerosuo et al , 1996), endocarditis (Akhondi and Rahimi, 2002; Dubose and Pratt, 2004; Kloppenburg and Maessen, 2007), thrombophlebitis (Nicolas et al , 2007) and other infective diseases (Garcia‐Pola et al , 2008), or even death (Cremonese, 2003). Histopathological studies on tissues surrounding oral piercing are not, to our knowledge, present in the literature, as a biopsy cannot usually be performed for ethical reasons.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
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“…A detecção nos tecidos moles é, freqüentemente, muito difícil e sua presença em íntima relação com tecidos como a língua pode incorrer em complicações para as vias aéreas por conta de edema e a formação de hematoma, decorrentes até mesmo do acesso cirúrgico e de possíveis lesões a estruturas vasculares pelo corpo estranho, o que pode causar comprometimento da via aérea. Outras complicações que podem estar associadas incluem infecção local e aspiração dos objetos (Fragelli et al, 2010;Nicolas, 2007;Nunes et al, 2019;Ribeiro, 2012).…”
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“…Há relato de comprometimento ainda mais grave como a tromboflebite cerebral em seio sigmóide e a pneumonite (Nicolas, 2007). Outras situações são descritas na literatura nas quais muitas vezes a vida do paciente pode estar em risco.…”
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