Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

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Dexamethasone treatment for bilateral lingual nerve injury following orotracheal intubation

  • Kim, Saeyoung (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Chung, Seung-Yeon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Youn, Si-Jeong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeon, Younghoon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2018.03.14
  • Accepted : 2018.03.28
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Lingual nerve injury is a rare complication of general anesthesia. The causes of lingual nerve injury following general anesthesia are multifactorial; possible mechanisms may include difficult laryngoscopy, prolonged anterior mandibular displacement, improper placement of the oropharyngeal airway, macroglossia and tongue compression. In this report, we have described a case of bilateral lingual nerve injury that was associated with orotracheal intubation for open reduction and internal fixation of the left distal radius fracture in a 61-year-old woman. In this case, early treatment with dexamethasone effectively aided the recovery of the injured lingual nerve.

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