Challenges encountered during the management of pediatric facial
soft tissue injury from a mobile battery blast: A case report
Rikta Pande,1 Bandana Koirala,2Mehul Jaisani,3 Chandrakant Pasvan4
1&2Department of Pedodntics and Preventive Dentistry,
B.P.K.I.H.S, Dharan, Nepal,
3&4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
B.P.K.I.H.S, Dharan, Nepal,
Correspondence: Dr. Rikta Pande,
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry,
B.P.K.I.H.S, Dharan, Nepal,
E-mail address: riktapande@gmail.com
Phone Number: +9779841744510
Abstract: Soft tissue injuries account for the majority of the
pediatric maxillofacial injuries. Although rarely life-threatening, the
treatment of these injuries can sometimes be complicated and may have a
significant impact on the patient’s facial function and aesthetics.
There are multiple etiologies for trauma where socio-demographic,
cultural and environmental factors play an important role in its
occurrence. The present case reports facial soft tissue injury inflicted
upon a 10-year-old boy from the disposed mobile battery blast on a
roadside campfire. The injury involved the lateral aesthetic unit of the
cheek, where the presence of the parotid gland and its duct can
complicate the surgical management if careful and early assessment of
the wound and use of appropriate surgical techniques are not followed.
The present case reports one of the challenges encountered from injury
to parotid duct and its management.
Key words : Lateral aesthetic unit of cheek; mobile battery
blast; parotid gland; pediatric maxillofacial injuries
Key Clinical Message : In case of a deep subcutaneous wound of
the cheek region, due consideration on parotid gland injury is
recommended. At times, a simple conservative approach turns out to be
effective in managing complications of this nature.