Case Report
Chill Burn after Cryotherapy in a Thrombocytopenic Recipient: The Adverse Effect of Thrombocytopenia on Dermal Wounding
Imataki O1*, Ohbayashi Y2, Ohue Y3, Oku M1, Matsuka H3 and Uemura M11Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
3Nursing Division, Kagawa University Hospital, Kagawa, Japan
- *Corresponding Author:
- Dr. Osamu Imataki
Division of Hematology
Department of Internal Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University
1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun
Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Tel: +81-878-91-2145
Fax: +81- 878-91-2147
E-mail: oima@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
Received Date: December 29, 2015; Accepted Date: January 30, 2016; Published Date: February 07, 2016
Citation: Imataki O, Ohbayashi Y, Ohue Y, Oku M, Matsuka H, et al. (2016) Chill Burn after Cryotherapy in a Thrombocytopenic Recipient: The Adverse Effect of Thrombocytopenia on Dermal Wounding. J Oral Hyg Health 4:196. doi:10.4172/2332-0702.1000196
Copyright: © 2016 Imataki O, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Cryotherapy; Stem cell transplantation; Thrombocytopenia; Oral care; Supportive care; Chill burn; Oncology