Avascular necrosis of the midface secondary to disseminated intravascular coagulation

Abstract

To the authors' knowledge, avascular necrosis of the midface secondary to disseminated intravascular coagulation has yet to be described following a hypoxic syncopal episode secondary to 'heat stroke'. A slow, progressive loss of anterior maxillary bone and the collapse of the nasal dorsum in a healthy young man with no other known medical co-morbidities led to the diagnosis. Following debridement, a staged reconstruction of the maxilla-nasal complex was successfully performed.