Chemical Facial Cellulitis due to Inadvertent Injection of Formalin into Oral Tissue Space

Chemical Facial Cellulitis Due to Inadvertent Injection of Formalin into Oral Tissue Space

This paper reports the accidental injection of formalin into oral tissue space, in an 8-year old child resulting in chemical facial necrotizing cellulitis and its management. The common practice of keeping formalin in local anesthesia vials should be avoided by dental clinics, to prevent such unfortunate incidents.

False positive lower limb lymphoscintigraphy due to inadvertent intra-vascular injection of the tracer: Importance of tracer re-injection

We presented a 30 year-old woman presented with symmetrical swelling of the lower limbs since 5 years ago with sparing of the feet. She was highly suspicious of having lipoedema and was referred for lower limb lymphoscintigraphy to rule out possible lymphedema. Lymphoscintigraphy images showed asymmetrical injection sites and unusually high liver and spleen uptake. Inguinal nodes was not visual...

Inadvertent steroid injection into the crystalline lens

Intravitreal triamcinolone is administered for a wide number of vitreoretinal conditions. Several complications including cataract formation, raised intraocular pressure, and endophthalmitis have been reported following intravitreal injections. We report a rare case wherein triamcinolone was inadvertently injected directly into the crystalline lens. A 41-year-old male presented to us with a his...

Inadvertent Injection of Rocuronium into the Epidural Space in an Awake Patient: A Case Report

Accidental administration of drugs in the epidural space is an adverse event whose frequency is probably underestimated and under reported although it can be the cause of serious morbidity and possibly mortality. We report a case of an inadvertent injection of rocuronium into the epidural space in an awake patient proposed for a urological procedure. Although no neurological or other complicati...

Facial Cellulitis