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Urvi P Gala1, Ritesh R Kalaskar1
1Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Background:
Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in the post-coronavirus disease (COVID) scenario is recognized in the pediatric population worldwide. However, no case report features jaw bone necrosis caused by self-mutilating injury noted during COVID treatment.
Case Description:
This report is of a 5-year-old child affected by COVID. During the course of treatment, she presented with MIS and was treated with steroids and oxygen therapy. She was observed to have cardiac and gastrointestinal disorders. However, some psychiatric impairment caused her to pull out her lower anterior teeth, thus acting as an injury to the tissue and causing osteomyelitis. This necrotic bone tissue was excised surgically, and due to the loss of teeth, prosthetic rehabilitation was performed for the patient.
Conclusion:
This unique presentation of post-COVID manifestations of self-mutilating injury is alarming for the pediatric population.
How To Cite This Article:
Gala UP, Kalaskar RR. Unique Oral and Behavioral Manifestations of Post-COVID Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a 5-year-old Child: A Rare Case Report. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(7):829-832.
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