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Question: Trauma
A 2 year old is brought in that has chewed on an electrical cord. He has a scab in the corner of his mouth and no active bleeding and is otherwise well appearing with no other trauma. What delayed complication can occur?
Kelly May 18, 2016 - 6:48 pm
Electrical burn at the oral commissure (corner of mouth) puts the patient at risk for delayed bleeding from the labial artery when eschar sloughs. It occurs in up to 10% of patients, from 3-5 days out to as late as 2 weeks out. http://www.eplasty.com/images/PDF/eplasty-d-08-00121.pdf