Author(s): Alcafache, M ; Santos, S ; Sassetti, M ; Batalha, S ; Maia, R ; Lopes da Silva, R ; Kjöllerström, P
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3235
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Subject(s): Anaemia, Sickle Cell/complications; Cranial Nerve Diseases/aetiology; Adolescent; HDE HEM PED; HDE NEU PED
Mental nerve neuropathy is a peripheral sensory neuropathy, characterized by acute numbness of the chin area. It is a rare entity with diverse aetiology including, among others, local odontogenic causes and malignancy. In rare cases, it might be associated with sickle cell disease, due to the combined presence of hyperviscosity and the sinuous course of the mental nerve and artery through the mental foramen. The authors present the case of an adolescent girl with numb chin symptoms during a multifocal sickle cell crisis. The aim is to briefly review the causes of numb chin syndrome, emphasizing the differential diagnosis in sickle cell patients
