The relationship between bacterial infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa with piercing's placement in the region of the upper cartilage of the ear. Case report
A relação entre infecção bacteriana por Pseudomonas aeruginosa com a colocação de piercing’s em região de cartilagem superior da orelha. Relato de caso clínico
Duarte, Bruno Gomes; Carvalho, Pedro Henrique Mattos de; Campos, Luis Eduardo Carneiro; Homsi, Nicolas; Rocha-Júnior, Hernando Valentim da
Rev. odontol. UNESP, vol.41, n1, p.60-63, 2012
Abstract
The practice of body piercing is common among young people. The reasons why the choice of this practice are several, among them are: an expression of identity, aesthetics, participation in social groups, fashion and expression of rebellion. The placement of the piercing is done through a perforation of the tissues at the desired location, which in some cases can result in complications due to the penetration of micro-organisms in tissue or in more serious infections. This paper aims to conduct a review with respect to complications related to the use of piercing, as well as present a clinical report of pseudomonas infection after placement of a region of cartilage piercing in right ear
Keywords
Infection, pseudomonas, body piercing.
Resumo
A prática da colocação de piercings é comum entre jovens. Os motivos que levam a escolha desta prática são os mais diversos, dentre eles estão: expressão de identidade, estética, inclusão em grupos sociais, moda e manifestação de rebeldia. A colocação do piercing’s é feita, mediante uma perfuração dos tecidos no local desejado, que em alguns casos pode resultar em complicações pela penetração de micro-organismos nos tecidos ou em infecções mais graves. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão com relação às complicações decorrentes da utilização de piercing’s, bem como apresentar um relato clínico de infecção por pseudômonas após a colocação de piercing em região de cartilagem em orelha direita
Palavras-chave
Infecção, pseudômonas, piercing corporal.
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