Infecciones faciales odontogénicas: Informe de un caso
Head and neck odontogenic pulpar non treated infections can complicate a systemic compromised patient. Therefore, an effective and appropriate antibiotic treatment should be prescribed in order to eliminate the causal agent. A possible complication of the odontogenic infections are the orbitary infe...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositório: | Revista Odontológica Mexicana |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15584 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rom/article/view/15584 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Odontogenic infections orbitary cellulitis orbitary abscess cavernous sinus thrombosis Infecciones odontogénicas celulitis orbitaria absceso orbitario trombosis del seno cavernoso |
| Resumo: | Head and neck odontogenic pulpar non treated infections can complicate a systemic compromised patient. Therefore, an effective and appropriate antibiotic treatment should be prescribed in order to eliminate the causal agent. A possible complication of the odontogenic infections are the orbitary infections, that could also cause cavernous sinus thrombosis and the patient´s death. A case of a two-years-old male patient was presented, apparently healthy, with a periorbitary growth of 9 days of evolution, previously treated without improvement. The dental Service Carried out the diagnosis of periorbitary abscess, secondary to a chronic dentoalveolar abscess. Antimicrobial therapy and dental treatment was established. |
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