title: Importance of magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of a child with prominent swelling of the facial region after trauma: report of a case.
abstract: In the present case of a 9-year-old girl with prominent swelling in the mental and facial regions after trauma, repeated magnetic resonance (MR) examinations were performed to evaluate areas of incision, because the swelling became worse and more prominent despite intravenous antibiotic treatment. However, there was no evidence of respiratory tract impingement or deformation, including obliteration, on MR imaging. Therefore, surgical treatment involving an incision because of facial region swelling was cancelled, and the intravenous antibiotic therapy was continued. To prevent misdiagnosis and over-treatment of young children with inflammation of the oral and maxillofacial regions, dentists, including pediatric dentists, should be aware of the clinical usefulness of MR examinations. In particular, MR examinations are non-invasive for young children, because there is no X-ray exposure, and they can be used repetitively. At the same time, the present case demonstrated that it is very difficult to understand and predict changes in the inflammation process associated with children's facial trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto-Takeda
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Ikuko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Katsura
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Ikuya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Tatsurou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kito
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wakasugi-Sato
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seta
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiiba
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Kenshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morimoto
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009333:Neck; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents