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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 253-255 |
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Point-of-care ultrasound in lingual hematoma
Roshan Mathew, Prakash Ranjan Mishra, VT Amrithanand, Sanjeev Bhoi
Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Roshan Mathew
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JMU.JMU_118_19
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Isolated tongue hematoma following direct trauma to face is not a common finding. It can cause life-threatening airway obstruction and needs prompt diagnosis and early intervention. We report the case of a 40-year-old male who presented to our hospital with a large tongue swelling after a fall. Bedside point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) of the tongue revealed a hematoma. This case highlights the use of POCUS for early diagnosis of tongue hematomas.
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