title: Traumatic macroglossia: a life-threatening complication.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the use of muscle relaxants and a bite raiser to avoid continued tongue trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A tertiary general intensive care unit (ICU).
  
  
  METHODS
  Muscle relaxation and bite raiser.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Muscle relaxation and a bite raiser were used in a 17-yr-old male with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early use of a bite raiser together with muscle relaxants allows for more rapid solution of edema and prevention of additional trauma to the tongue in patients with traumatic macroglossia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jakobson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Einav
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krichevsky
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sprung
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sela
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010197:Pancuronium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*
chemical_list: D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D010197:Pancuronium