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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Autores: García Villarmet, Cristina I, de la Teja Ángeles, Eduardo, Ceballos Hernández, Hilda, Ordaz Favila, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Odontológica Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15584
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rom/article/view/15584
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Odontogenic infections
orbitary cellulitis
orbitary abscess
cavernous sinus thrombosis
Infecciones odontogénicas
celulitis orbitaria
absceso orbitario
trombosis del seno cavernoso
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Sumario: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.