[Palatal necrosis in children. Case report].
Palate necrosis as a consequence of palate infection it's an exceptional condition about there's not too much references at literature. We present a case of a 6 months old child who present a palatal necrosis after a supurative medial otitis that involved hard and soft palate, with positive culture for Pseudomona aeruginosa causing a almost complete absence of the palate that simulate a bilateral palatal cleft.
Sancho
M A
MA
Unitat Integrada Hopital Clinic-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Departamento de cirugía pediátrica, Barcelona. masancho@hsjdbcn.org
Parri
F J
FJ
Raigosa
J M
JM
Lerena
J
J
Cacéres
F
F
Muñoz
M E
ME
D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*